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Union figures vow to fight plans for regional pay deals in public sector
Regional pay deals for public sector workers could create ghettos across Britain, a leading Dundee trade unionist has warned. (...)
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Labour MSPs criticised for boycotting Holyrood debate on pension reform
The Scottish Parliament witnessed a fiery debate on the public sector pension cuts behind Wednesday's strike — despite a boycott from Labour. (...)
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Labour fail in bid to close Holyrood on public sector strike day
Labour MSPs have failed in an unprecedented bid to shut down Holyrood during a strike by public sector workers. (...)
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Labour MSPs plan Holyrood boycott on strike day — but no rules on giving up pay
Labour MSPs will boycott Holyrood for a day in support of striking public-sector workers — but some may get paid. (...)
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Former PM Gordon Brown backing Remploy
Gordon Brown has expressed his support for Remploy workers facing the axe following a recent review. (...)
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Scottish Government warned of £8.4m-a-month penalty if it fails to impose public sector pension reforms
The Scottish Government has been "threatened" with a budget cut worth £100 million if it refuses to implement controversial Westminster public sector pension reforms. (...)
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North Sea oil and gas chaplain the Rev Andrew Wylie
A memorial service for the churchman who steered the North Sea oil and gas industry through its darkest times will be held in St Andrews on Thursday. (...)
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Scotland braced as up to 30,000 PCS members may strike
Scotland is bracing itself for major disruption on Thursday when up to 30,000 public sector workers are expected to go on strike to protest against UK government plans for pension reform. (...)
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'It will bring the country to a stop' — Dundee union leader backing calls for national strike
A leading Dundee trade unionist has called on all public sector workers to go on strike this month in a fight to protect jobs, pensions and services against government cuts. (...)
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NHS staff consider themselves 'afterthoughts' — MSP
Mid Scotland and Fife MSP John Park has criticised the NHS over its treatment of hospital staff. (...)
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Royal wedding 'holiday' throws up some workplace inequalities
Staff at a Dundee printing firm were told they have to work today — even though their counterparts at the company's Wolverhampton factory are getting the day off to celebrate the royal wedding. (...)
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Business fears temper joy for low-paid as minimum wage to go up 15p
Britain's lowest-paid workers were given a major boost when the coalition government announced the minimum wage is to increase by 15p per hour from October. (...)
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Emergency control office shift workers facing threat of pay cut
Operators dealing with 999 calls will be paid less than the night shift at a supermarket if a plan to slash their allowances goes ahead, a Tayside union official has claimed. (...)
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Public sector wages soar ahead during recession
Working for the public sector can make you almost £10,000 a year better off, new figures obtained by a Dundee MSP have shown. (...)
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Snow delivers new problems at beleaguered Dundee East office
Just when Royal Mail thought it had cleared the backlog of mail in its beleaguered Dundee East delivery office, the heavy snow arrived. (...)
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150 Diageo plant Rok workers lose jobs
Dozens of workers employed to construct drinks giant Diageo's new bottling plant in Fife have been laid off by the project's main contractor Rok — as have another 15 of its workers in Dundee. (...)
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MP reported Dundee East delivery office problems three weeks ago — and was met by silence
Dundee East MP Stewart Hosie wrote to his local Royal Mail delivery depot about the late delivery of mail in his constituency three weeks ago and is still waiting for a reply. (...)
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Angus making greater use of temporary staff
Angus Council is paying out what equates to around £17,000 every day of the week for stand-in staff. (...)
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Fibrecity broadband workers tell of shock at lay-offs
Work on Dundee's Fibrecity high-speed broadband project has come to a halt and staff laid off — in worrying developments that workers say have come "like a bolt from the blue". (...)
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Loosen the purse strings, small Dundee firm's boss asks banks
The head of a Dundee packaging company established after a 51-day factory sit-in by sacked workers has called on banks to loosen the purse strings to help out small businesses. (...)
