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Strikes loom as Unison council workers in Scotland reject latest pay offer
Overflowing bins on the streets of Edinburgh, where cleansing workers from the City of Edinburgh Council are on strike, August 29, 2022

STRIKES are looming in Scotland after council workers voted to reject the latest pay offer from their employers yesterday. 

Thousands of employees, represented by Unison Scotland – including bin workers and nursery workers – voted by 86 per cent to reject the pay offer, which the union said “falls short of expectations.” 

The offer includes an hourly uplift of 67p or a 3.6 per cent increase, whichever is higher.

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