Highland Council area strike warning over waste collection, recycling and street cleaning as Unite and GMB confirm target dates
At a special meeting of council leaders on Friday, an improved pay offer has been put to the SJC unions raising the overall over value of the offer to 5% and increasing the Scottish Local Government Living Wage to £10.50 per hour. The national unions are considering the offer, the local authority said.
The council however has been notified by Unite the union and GMB of industrial action which will take place in the waste, street cleaning and recycling service across the Highlands. No other services and staff are covered by this industrial action.
The following dates have been identified as strike days by each union:
Unite the Union – Wednesday 24 August from 05:00 until Thursday 1 September 2022 04:59
GMB – Friday, August 26 from midnight and continuing until Monday, August 29 until 11:59pm. Then Wednesday, September 7 from midnight until Saturday, September 10 at 11.59pm.
The local authority said today: "Unless the council is notified of any suspension of strike action arising from the revised pay offer, strike action will commence on Wednesday, August 24."
There may be a disruption to service delivery for bin collections, street cleaning and recycling centres across the Highlands during these dates.
Updated information on waste services will be provided throughout any periods of industrial action.
