THE vast majority of Scotland’s local authorities are set to be impacted by the upcoming bin strikes.
Waste and recycling workers from Unite, GMB and Unison rejected the latest pay offer from Cosla – the body which represents Scotland’s 32 local authorities.
On Wednesday, Cosla agreed to ask the Scottish Government for additional funding – a move which resolved similar disputes in 2022 and 2023.
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A total of 25 of Scotland’s 32 local authorities are set to be impacted by the strike action, which could begin in the middle of August.
Not all unions are going on strike in the same areas, meaning local authorities will be impacted to different extents.
Here is the full list of areas impacted by the strikes, including which unions are planning on striking where.
- Aberdeen City Council: Unite, GMB
- Aberdeenshire Council: GMB
- Angus Council: Unite
- City of Edinburgh Council: Unite, GMB
- Clackmannanshire Council: Unison
- Dumfries and Galloway Council: Unison, Unite
- Dundee City Council: Unite
- East Ayrshire Council: Unison, Unite, GMB
- East Dunbartonshire Council: GMB
- East Lothian Council: Unison
- East Renfrewshire Council: Unite
- Fife Council: Unison, Unite, GMB
- Glasgow City Council: Unison, Unite
- Highland Council: Unite
- Inverclyde Council: Unison, Unite, GMB
- Midlothian Council: Unison, GMB
- North Ayrshire Council: Unite
- North Lanarkshire Council: Unison, Unite
- Orkney Islands Council: GMB
- Perth and Kinross Council: Unite, GMB
- Renfrewshire Council: Unite
- South Ayrshire Council: Unite
- South Lanarkshire Council: Unison, GMB
- Stirling Council: Unison, GMB
- West Lothian Council: Unison, Unite
The only local authorities not impacted by the strikes are: Argyll and Bute Council; Comhairle nan Eilean Siar; Falkirk Council; Moray Council; Scottish Borders Council; Shetland Islands Council; West Dunbartonshire Council.
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