Council workers have been offered a five per cent pay rise following a special meeting with leaders across all of Scotland's local authorities on Friday, but unions have warned this is still not enough.
It comes after cleansing workers in Edinburgh began an 11-day strike on Thursday after turning down an initial offer of three per cent. Refuse workers gathered in the city centre and at one of the council's waste depot's at Seafield to protest against the proposed offer, which they said wasn't enough.
The offer will see the Scottish Government local government living wage increase to £10.50. Local Government minister Shona Robison confirmed this will be funded with £140 million of additional cash from the Scottish Government.
