How are the Council supposed to notify you when they don't know until the day how many workers will actually turn up for work? Some will have informed them they were striking, others didn't.
If you want to know about refuse you would be better off emailing Councillor Paul Cox the portfolio holder for Environmental Services. Here is a link to his page for contact details
Councillors - Paul Cox
He probably wont reply today, he is doing a charity bike ride from Liverpool to Leeds. If you're quick you might catch him up, he just past Burnley according to his recent tweet.