One in all three unions has suspended a deliberate strike by waste staff within the wake of a brand new pay supply from council chiefs.
The proposed deal would see a 3.6% improve for all grades of employees, with a £1,292 rise for the bottom paid, equal to five.63%.
The unit has now taken the weekend to think about the proposal it’s going to current to its members. The GMB and Unison unions are but to announce a choice.
Workers in 26 of Scotland's 32 council areas plan to stroll out between August 14 and 22 after rejecting two earlier pay rises by native authorities physique Khosla.
Khosla made the contemporary supply on Friday after the Scottish Authorities discovered more cash to assist pay councils.
Finance Secretary Shona Robison warned it was “on the absolute restrict of affordability”.
Unions had been beforehand supplied a 3.2% elevate after April.
On Sunday, a authorities minister stated he was “quietly assured” the chance could be sufficient to resolve the dispute.
Two years in the past, rubbish staff staged a 12-day strike that noticed litter pile up on the streets, particularly in Edinburgh the place town held its summer season festivals.
Accumulations of waste in city areas compelled Public Well being Scotland to subject a well being alert.
The dispute was finally resolved in early September, however solely after the intervention of then First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.