1440 Daily Digest - Piles of trash have spilled onto Scotland's streets in the last two weeks as the country's garbage collectors refused to work over a pay dispute... Pay negotiations between local authorities and union leaders in dozens of cities, including Glasgow and Edinburgh, have been ongoing, with local authorities last rejecting a proposed 5% raise. The strikes are set to end today but may continue if no deal is reached.The strikes have coincided with Edinburgh's Festival Fringe, an annual three-week-long arts and music festival, which has drawn millions of people to the Scottish capital.
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