Bin Strikes expected from Thursday 18th August

City of Edinburgh Council have issued the following notice:

Members of Unite the Union and GMB are planning strike action in Edinburgh from Thursday 18 – Tuesday 30 August.

Assuming the strike goes ahead, we’re expecting this to cause significant disruption to bin collections and street cleansing services across the city.

We’ve created dedicated web pages on our website with information about the strike, how it will affect residents and how they can manage their waste safely and responsibly during this time. We’ll update these pages and our Twitter feed regularly as new information and updates become available, including information on when services will restart.

Council leader Cammy Day said:

“My position remains firmly that our colleagues across the Council deserve to be paid fairly for the work they do, and I once again call on the Scottish Government to properly fund our capital city and its services.

“There are further meetings planned in the coming days and I hope that this can be resolved favourably as soon as possible.”