GREEDY feather-bedded council workers. Imagine the gall of striking against poor cash-strapped employers who just don't have the money to cough up extortionate wage demands. Think of all those poor working parents forced into making alternative arrangements to offload their offspring.

Bins full to overflowing thanks to a week with no refuse collection - and that isn't even the worst of the litter problem.

What about the bodies piled up from yesterday because burials and cremations were banned.

Disrespect of the dead because those good-for-nothings want to double their pay rise to compensate for inflation.

Shame on them all . . . except can someone tell me what an assistant communications and benefits realisation manager does? Apart from earn between £44,795 and £52,952.

Don't answer, I'll tell you: he or she will assist the communications and benefits realisation manager, salary £55,984 to £64,974, both of whom are to be hired by Glasgow City Council.

Let me quote from the job spec: "You will be required to implement and monitor communication, marketing and community engagement strategies to support the (Commonwealth) Games; develop templates and criteria for assessing benefit tracking and monitor performance; liaise with stakeholders associated with the Games; and deputise for the Head of Council 2014 Team."

Got it? Good because I haven't - though at that wage . . .

Okay, let's not pick on Glasgow.

Over at North Lanarkshire they're looking for a Scambuster, salary £34,284 to £41,145, to warn consumers about dishonest traders.

Renfrewshire is looking for a part-time school travel co-ordinator earning around £11,000 a year for a 17.5-hour week - to encourage kids to walk to school.

Oh and leafy East Renfrewshire is looking for a cleaner at the princely rate of £5.90 to £6.20 an hour.

The fact is there are thousands more low-paid workers in councils than fat cats; people to whom an inflation rate of around 5% means a lot more doing without' than cutting back on the weekly wine and restaurant bill.

Not that I approve of strikes.

Having been on strike twice in my career, the first time for eight weeks, I can honestly say it is a horrible and wasteful experience, which I only got through because of an understanding bank manager and a working wife.

So when I see poorly paid people doing without pay for a day, I ask why?

And when I see councils claiming they can't afford increases, I ask exactly the same question.

Local councils make great play of efficiency savings, then go out of their way to create meaningless jobs with equally meaningless titles at outrageous salaries.

For the price of two jobs, Glasgow City Council could afford to give 235 cleaners a 5% rise, let them keep pace with inflation and maybe even stay off benefits.

Cash-strapped did I say? Brain-dead more like.