Unite has announced that its local government membership involved in waste and cleansing services in Scotland will take strike action for eight days across 18 Councils if no credible pay offer is tabled before Wednesday 14 August.
The action will involve waste workers, street cleaners, and recycling centre operators.
If no deal is reached before then, strike action is set to begin at 5am on Wednesday 14 August and end at 4:59am on Thursday 22 August.

The Government has announced a rapid review of the Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP), which is to be completed by the end of the year.
The government will develop a new, statutory plan to protect and restore the natural environment with delivery plans to meet each of the Environment Act targets.
The focus will be on cleaning up the waterways, reducing waste across the economy, planting millions more trees, improving air quality and halting the decline in species by 2030.

The government has announced a budget of over £1.5 billion in an attempt to deliver homegrown clean energy projects and boost UK's energy security.

The government has announced an overhaul of the planning system intended to grow the economy and build more houses.
Every English council will be given new mandatory housing targets to pave the way to deliver 1.5 million more homes. The targets will mean that councils will have to increase housebuilding in the areas most in need and at the same time, help more people buy their own homes and remove the largest barriers to economic growth.

The Local Government Association (LGA) has published three infographics showing how council spend on cultural services has been constrained over the last decade.

Sixty-three new community venues across Suffolk, such as village halls and scout huts, will have new electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints installed.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered a speech outlining the state of public finances, highlighting a 'black hole', but also offering public sector pay rises.

Redbridge Council has installed an ultra-fast electric vehicle charging station at the Council’s Ley Street Depot in Ilford, which was funded through E.ON and the Greater London Authority.

The report put forward recommendations to tackle poor identification of SEND, the postcode lottery of EHC plans, and reducing the huge numbers of children not receiving the support they need to reach their full potential.