Waste Services Strike Suspended

Unison and GMB have suspended proposed industrial action involving their members in the Council’s Waste and Street Cleansing Services.

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Members in the Unison and GMB unions have suspended their industrial action that was due to begin on Wednesday.

Their members were due to go on strike from this Wednesday (14 August) to Wednesday 21 August as part of a national dispute over local government pay.

However, following a revised pay offer from COSLA, the national association for local authorities, the unions have suspended their action and will consult with members on the offer.

Alternative arrangements for waste collection, outlined last week, will no longer be required and our collection cycle will continue as normal. Residents should continue to present their bins on their usual collection days.

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