Glasgow bin workers to strike during Cop26 climate summit

GMB union calls week-long strike from 1 November with rail staff also planning industrial action

Bin workers in Glasgow have confirmed that they will strike during the Cop26 climate conference, amid growing anxieties that the city's summit arrangements are falling into chaos with threats of industrial action across services and transport.

Glasgow city council urged the workers to reconsider causing disruption during a busy and difficult time", as the GMB union confirmed a week-long strike from 1 November, the first full day of the UN conference.