Strike looms as bin jobs go

"The plans would also impose new conditions on workers including cuts to holiday allowances and changes to the weekly bonus system. Cutting the 50 posts would save the council an estimated GBP 700,000 a year.

But workers are furious about the cuts, and if an agreement cannot be reached between the council and the Transport and General Workers Union, strike action is likely. "

This is obviously the 'new' labour council doing something dodgy as the Council's reply comes not from the leader but from that well known Edinburgh person, who always surfaces when the Council is up to it's dirty tricks, the council spokesperson -

"Edinburgh City Council today refused to confirm or deny the job losses. A council spokeswoman said it would be inappropriate to comment on the specifics of the deal before negotiations were completed."

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Update: Bin the waste

Why not take a small fraction of this money and invest in two employees, one truck and a bucket of tar and start getting the roads into an acceptable state, instead of the daily minefield of potholes that we have to contend with?

Just a little bit of common sense would be nice to see for a change.

And then another complaint about this here.