BIN strikes across East Lothian have been put on hold – for the time being at least.
East Lothian Council’s waste, recycling and street cleansing teams were due to walk out for eight days, from Wednesday until August 21.
However, following further discussions between UNISON and CoSLA – the umbrella group covering local authorities across the country – the strikes have been shelved.
The union has agreed to suspend the planned industrial action while it consults workers on the latest offer.
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UNISON has recommended the offer be rejected and the union is also continuing its strike ballot of schools, early years and family centre staff.
David O’Connor, UNISON Scotland local government lead, said: “UNISON has suspended recycling and street cleansing strikes while staff are consulted on CoSLA's latest offer.
“UNISON’s view is that it’s still not enough.
“Council staff have seen the value of their pay reduced by 25 per cent over the past 14 years and any pay deal needs to do more to reverse this.
“The union has been clear all along that the wage deal needs to work for everyone in local government.
“This pause will provide some breathing space for further dialogue.”
A spokesperson for East Lothian Council confirmed the planned strikes were now on hold.
They said: "Planned waste services and street cleansing strike action August 14-21 has been suspended in East Lothian after UNISON agreed to ballot its members on a revised national pay offer.
"All services will run as normal.
"Residents and businesses should present bins for collection in line with their usual schedule.”
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