Falkirk bin strike workers get support on picket line from public
dailyrecord.co.ukMembers of Unite the Union in Falkirk have thanked the public for the support shown to their pickets lines as the strikers took part in their seventh day of action.
The ongoing pay dispute has stopped bins being emptied and kept recycling centres closed for a week so far. But despite bins starting to overflow across the Falkirk Council area, at the picket line outside Roughmute recycling centre today (Tuesday) many of the cars streaming past 'tooted' their horns to show their support. Read more: Bin strikes in Falkirk will continue as no agreement reached in national talks Kevin Robertson, the chair of Falkirk Council branch of Unite, said members found it "quite moving" to have received so much support over the past week.He said: "We really do appreciate and actually it's quite moving the level of support that we've had from the public - not only toots and waves and thumbs up as they go by but many members of the public have just turned up with coffee, juice, bacon rolls, egg rolls, sausage rolls, crisps, cakes and sweeties."It's really pleasing to see that in this day and age there is still some camaraderie between working people who realise that all we are asking for is a decent pay rise and to be treated with respect, regardless of the job that they do."Two of Falkirk Council's elected members also joined the striking workers on Tuesday morning - Labour councillor Euan Stainbank and Independent councillor Billy Buchanan, who are both also members of Unite.Councillor Stainbank said: "I'm here to support the workers because being in the Labour party and being a Labour councillor means that whenever workers decide to strike and take action to protect their terms and conditions and their pay, we need to be standing
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