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Plea for calm after first signs of fuel panic-buying
Alex Salmond has urged Downing Street not to encourage panic-buying of fuel amid fears of a strike that could cripple the road network. (...)
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'It's absolute snobbery' — union says Ashludie Hospital staff being treated 'abysmally' during patient transfer
The union which represents domestics and porters at Ashludie Hospital has hit out at their ''abysmal'' treatment by NHS Tayside. (...)
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Low-paid workers win right to have backdated wages claim heard at tribunal
More than 200 low-paid female employees of Dundee and Perth councils have won the legal right to take their claims for backdated pay under equal pay legislation to an employment tribunal. (...)
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Police chief raises concerns about up-front taxi fares
Plans by Dundee taxi drivers to charge passengers for their journey in advance ''may create additional confrontation,'' according to the police. (...)
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Dundee taxi drivers up front about the need to tackle 'runners'
Bold new plans could see taxi passengers in Dundee paying for their journey before a wheel is turned. (...)
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Unions combine to threaten widest industrial action since 1926
The UK faces the biggest wave of industrial action since the General Strike brought the country to a halt in 1926. (...)
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Pair see demand for 'round-the-table' taxi talks turned down
Leading figures of Dundee's taxi industry have demanded crunch talks with high-ranking council officials in a bid to thrash out a solution to the long-running row over wheelchair accessible vehicles (WAVs). (...)
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Dundee City Council staff redeployment could be biggest change in its history
Proposals for a staff reorganisation at Dundee City Council would be the biggest single change at the authority since its creation in 1996. (...)
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Unions claim St Andrews University jobs are under threat
Hundreds of employees at St Andrews University could either lose their jobs or be transferred to positions on lower pay grades, union officials have claimed. (...)
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National Express Dundee bus drivers being asked for views on possible strike action
Dundee bus drivers could go on strike over what they regard as their terms and conditions of employment being under threat. (...)
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Taxi options paper suggests it's the end of the road for saloon cars
Dundee councillors could make operators of all saloon-type taxis in the city change to wheelchair-access vehicles — a step which could cost the trade as much as £6.5 million. (...)
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High hopes of Michelin jobs boost for Dundee
Dundee could be set for a significant and welcome employment boost, with tyre manufacturer Michelin planning to create 140 jobs and returning to seven-day working at its plant in the city. (...)
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Edinburgh taxi driver warns service will diminish if Dundee taxi numbers are capped
An Edinburgh cab driver has warned Dundee residents they will be hit with a diminished service if the number of taxis operating in the city is capped. (...)
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Appeals see taxi fares increase postponed
Appeals which have been lodged against a decision by Dundee City Council's licensing committee on increased taxi fares means the rise has been postponed indefinitely. (...)
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Taxi strike branded 'an empty threat'
Dundee taxi trade officials threatening to strike over a controversial taxi fare increase are not representing all drivers, a rival trade figure has said. (...)
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Taxi strike warning amid escalating row
A senior trade union official has warned of strike action and called for the mass resignation of Dundee's licensing committee over a row about taxi fare increases. (...)
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Dundee taxi fare increase limited to 20p — challenge anticipated
Dundee Taxi Association is taking legal advice with a view to challenging a decision on taxi fares taken by the city council's licensing committee. (...)
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UK-France defence pact raises fears for Rosyth
A top union official believes that Rosyth is "under threat" from the UK-France deal regarding future work on the Royal Navy's two aircraft carriers and fears the west Fife base may close as a result (...)
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Royal Navy aircraft carrier hopes rise at Rosyth and Govan
Speculation is mounting that both of the Royal Navy's planned new aircraft carriers will be saved from the axe — securing thousands of Scottish jobs in Rosyth and on the Clyde. (...)
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Cross-party link-up on Rosyth aircraft carriers
Councillors from across the political spectrum have joined forces with local trade unionists in west Fife to mount a challenge to possible cuts to the aircraft carriers being built at Rosyth and Faslane. (...)
