UNITE Union have so far been unable to reach an agreement with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) and as it stands the strikes are still going ahead while discussions remain ongoing.
Dumfries and Galloway Council are preparing contingency measures and a spokesperson said: “We are expecting significant disruption to our household kerbside collections across the region between 6 am on Tuesday, September 6 and 6 am on Wednesday, September 14 due to strike action by Unite members.
“Unless the industrial action is called off, no household refuse, recycling or food waste collections will take place between the strike dates.
“Bulky uplifts and commercial waste collection may be impacted, too. “We will update the dedicated webpage on our council website as soon as we know.
“No other council services will be affected. This includes street cleansing, emptying of street litter bins and our 12 household waste recycling centres across the region.
“Please check our website and social media accounts regularly for updates. As soon as we have further information, we will share it.”
The bin workers strike follows the CWU members working for BT and Royal Mail who were on the picket lines this week.
Royal Mail employees have already taken part in two days of industrial action and are set for further walkouts on September 8 and 9, while 40,000 BT workers walked out on Tuesday and Wednesday over pay, in the first strike action at BT Group since 1987.
CWU general secretary Dave Ward said: “The disruption caused by this strike is entirely down to Philip Jansen and his ridiculous refusal to speak to his workers about a fair pay deal.”
Meanwhile, South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth has thrown his support behind striking CWU workers.
He said: “Not one of these workers wants to go on strike but their employers have left them with little choice.
“The cost of living crisis is real and workers should not be faced with the situation where they cannot afford to feed their families, despite working harder than ever.
“The situation is untenable and I fully support those who have been forced to strike.”
