Striking parking wardens could bring chaos to Hampden when Scotland face England

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Striking parking wardens are threatening to bring chaos to Scotland’s looming Hampden clash with the Auld Enemy.Union bosses are warning that the sold-out match on September 12 could bring gridlock on roads around the National Stadium due to illegally parked cars blocking access roads.Parking enforcers working for Glasgow City Council will not ticket or arrange to tow cars in the hours before the game as part of industrial action by local authority workers over pay.The streets around Mount Florida, in the south of the city, are notoriously congested before big games and the GMB union claims the strike threatens to slow or halt supporters’ buses and fans arriving by car.GMB Scotland said the midweek game with England - to mark the 150-year anniversary of the SFA - is being targeted to highlight the difference in the pay offer made to council colleagues south of the border.Keir Greenaway, the union’s senior organiser in public services said: “The lowest-paid council workers in England have been offered a pay rise many hundreds of pounds more than staff doing the same job in Scotland.“Our members have every right to ask why?

And they have every right to take action to ensure the value of their work is fairly recognised.“Cosla has had months to resolve this dispute.

The Scottish Government has had months to intervene.“Instead, they have sat on their hands while council workers, doing some of the most important jobs in Scotland, endure a cost of living crisis.“On the pitch, our members will always support Scotland.

Off the pitch, they must support themselves and their families.”The action comes after parking staff fighting for fair pay walked out for two days of action during the UCI Cycling World Championships in the city.Bu