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‘We should be paid,’ say Glasgow bin strikers
DUSTMEN who refused to cross picket lines in Glasgow last week are arguing that they should still be paid.
Around 1,000 male staff, also including parking wardens and street cleaners, were sent home during Glasgow’s equal pay strikes last week after taking a stand in solidarity.
The city council threatened trade union GMB with legal action last week, but it has now said it will not take disciplinary action against workers.
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