Edinburgh littered with teeming rubbish bins as workers strike over pay

Edinburgh littered with teeming rubbish bins as workers strike over pay
August 22, 2022, 10:27 am

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas - File photo. Pixabay

Rubbish bins across the Scottish capital Edinburgh are piled high with waste as workers strike over pay, according to the Anadolu Agency.

The strike, which comes during the famous Edinburgh Festival Fringe and is now in its fourth day, has left bins teeming with rubbish in various areas of the city.

Picket lines were set up at waste and recycling centers and a rally was held outside the Edinburgh City Chambers as part of the industrial action, which kicked off last Thursday.

Hundreds of workers from Unite, Unison and GMB unions rejected a 3.5% pay hike offer from the Edinburgh council last week.

A new offer of 5% has been put forward, according to reports.

The Edinburgh Fringe is one of the UK’s biggest festivals and draws thousands of people to the Scottish capital.

Edinburgh littered with teeming rubbish bins as workers strike over pay - File photo. Anadolu Agency

The event was not held for the past two years due to COVID-19, and many local businesses were eager for it to restart as the UK grapples with a growing cost-of-living crisis.

Cost of living crisis: UK’s largest port faces eight-day strike

Yesterday (August 21), workers at the UK’s largest port began an eight-day strike following disputes over pay rises.

The walkout is expected to last until Aug. 29 and is the first strike to affect the port since 1989.

Some 1,900 members of the Unite Union will take part in the industrial action at the Felixstowe Port in the east of England. These include crane drivers, stevedores, and machine operators.

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