A strike that has covered parts of Edinburgh with rubbish, and threatened to overshadow the return of the Scottish capital’s international festival of culture, is set to spread to 13 other local authorities after council leaders and unions failed to reach a wage agreement.
Unison, the UK’s biggest public services union, said on Wednesday it would have accepted the 5 per cent uplift offered by the government were it not for the cost of living crisis, which has added to the financial strain of Scottish workers.
Citi bank this week said UK inflation could peak at more than 18 per cent next year, as European gas prices set a new record.
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