More than 20,000 refuse workers and school staff have accepted a new pay offer following recent strikes.
GMB Scotland senior organiser Keir Greenaway said members accepted the offer "by a clear majority".
"We are now calling on councils to ensure this consolidated increase is put into the pay and conditions of members as soon as possible, because the cost-of-living crisis hasn't gone away," he said. "This must also be a point of reflection rather than relief for political leaders. Tens of thousands of low-paid workers were kept waiting months for movement on a decent pay offer in the grip of soaring inflation and eye-watering energy bills. That's unacceptable and can't be repeated next year.
"GMB is clear that after years of cuts to pay and services, this must be the start of the story in the fight for proper value of our key workers, because this period of intense economic pressure is going to last years and not months."Bin strikes began in Edinburgh on 18 August after unions rejected an initial pay offer equivalent to a 3.5% increase.
The action escalated when workers at a further 20 local authorities walked out despite a revised 5% offer, with further strikes planned.However, that industrial action was called off after the new offer was made.
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