Glasgow Bin Strike
Last updated: 9.14am, Tuesday 2nd November 2021
A strike by refuse staff and street cleaners in Glasgow has begun as world leaders arrive for the COP26 climate summit.
The union GMB Scotland said its members in the city council's cleansing department would be striking for the period up to and including 8 November 2021.
Please see the link below to some Frequently Asked Questions which Glasgow City Council has produced on the impact of the strike on refuse collections and which is entitled “GMB industrial action questions and answers - Glasgow City Council”
https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=27645
These Frequently Asked Questions advise that “depots” ('Household Waste Recycling Centres') are open, but there may be picket lines in operation.