Scottish government designed to prevent international embarrassment” as trash cans overflow due to ongoing city council strike on streets of Edinburgh.
Tourists may have flocked to the capital for an annual comedy festival, but opposition politicians say the piling up of rubbish is no joke.
Nicola Sturgeon, first the minister said she hoped improved the offer of payment would be enough to end the “destruction”, but the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats demanded action.
cleaning staff working for Edinburgh City Council went out on strike last Thursday as part of dispute over to pay.
Strike, first in a series of protests planned trade unions, must go on until August 30 and is already influence on in the city the streets remain uncleaned like trash cans.
The action takes place while Edinburgh is the center of cultural world”, first minister said.
Miss Sturgeon added: “No one wants to see the view of disruption and impact of it is striking that many people are witnesses in Edinburgh right now.”
She said she hoped improved a payment agreement that would increase wages by 5%, resolve dispute.
Local government bodyKosla, made in latest sentence on On Friday, and while the unions said they would consider the deal, they warned it was still below in rate of inflation.
Alison McLean, of Unite, said: “While the 5% offer is an improvement, it is important to emphasize that this comes at a time when broader retail price index has now hit 40-year high by 12.3%.
“The unity of the local government the committee will look into it urgently latest sentence. In this moment of strike for next Continue the week as planned.
