Union ballots ScotRail staff for industrial action
A transport union has balloted thousands of ScotRail staff for industrial action in a row over pay for working on rest days.
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Union plans ScotRail strike ballot
A transport union plans to ballot workers on strike action in a row over working on rest days.
BREAKING: Strikes back on cards as workers ’emphatically reject’ Total pay offer
Unite workers have “emphatically rejected” a pay offer from Total, which were aimed at averting further North Sea strikes.
Rail passengers suffer strike-related disruption
Rail passengers at two train operators are suffering travel disruption because of strikes in the long-running dispute over the role of guards.
Aberdeen bus drivers warn First they could be on the road to strike action
Strike action by Aberdeen bus drivers could be on the cards again.
Strikes averted on Mariner following new pay offer
The Unite and GMB unions have called off strike action on Equinor’s Mariner platform after accepting a new pay offer.
Further 24-hour strike today on Total platforms
Workers will down tools for another 24-hour period today amid a series of strikes on three Total platforms.
Traffic jammed as Spanish taxi driver strike continues
Traffic is still snarled in some of Spain’s biggest cities as striking taxi drivers extend their protest against ride-hailing services.
Strikes on Total’s North Sea rigs to continue today
Strike action will continue today on North Sea platforms operated by French oil giant Total.
Mariner workforce vote in favour of North Sea strike action
Workers trade union Unite has announced that its members working on the Equinor Mariner platform have voted in favour of strike action.
Union hails pay deal to stop ‘needless’ Aberdeen airport strike
A union boss said Aberdeen airport staff were “rightly recognised” when a last-minute pay offer led to the calling off of “needless” strike action.
Aberdeen airport workers’ strike called off as bosses offer staff last-minute 3% pay deal
A last-minute pay offer to airport workers has been accepted – averting strike action later this week.
New ballot after Aberdeen airport staff are offered pay deal
Aberdeen airport workers are to be balloted on an improved pay offer after talks to avert strike action ended.
Pilots’ strike achieved nothing, says Ryanair
Ryanair has said a strike by Irish pilots achieved nothing.
Aberdeen airport workers vote for strike action over pay
Workers at Aberdeen airport have voted for strike action, after 88% of employees rejected the latest pay offer.
Fresh strike planned by rail workers in train guards dispute
Workers on Arriva Rail North will stage a fresh strike later this month in the long-running dispute over the role of guards on trains.
Oil firm to step up security at north-east offices in worker dispute
An oil giant is to increase security at its north-east facilities after a week of high-profile disputes with staff over pay and hours, which resulted in a vote for strike action.
Total workers ‘angered’ by BBQ plans
A group of Total employees are understood to have reacted angrily to the firm’s plans to hold a barbecue while they are locked in a dispute over rotas.
Civil service pay strike increasingly more likely, says union
Strike action by civil servants looks “increasingly more likely” in a dispute over pay, a union has warned.
Aberdeen bus boss claims strike cost up to £300,000
A bus boss revealed striking drivers cost the firm up to £300,000 and told travellers the stoppage was a “once in a two generation” event.
First Aberdeen bus drivers vote to ACCEPT new offer
Aberdeen bus drivers have voted to accept a new contract offer from First Bus.
First Aberdeen bosses hope striking drivers will accept latest offer today
Bosses at an Aberdeen bus firm have expressed their hope that a dispute with striking drivers will be concluded today.
Strike action suspended as First Aberdeen bosses make drivers new offer
An eleventh hour offer has been made by Aberdeen bus bosses in an effort to halt indefinite strike action.
First Aberdeen bosses ‘extremely disappointed’ as drivers vote to reject pay deal
Bosses at an Aberdeen bus firm say they are “extremely disappointed” that drivers have rejected a pay deal.
Watch: First Aberdeen reacts as bus drivers vote to REJECT new pay deal
Aberdeen bus drivers have voted to reject a new pay deal.
First Aberdeen bosses apologise to passengers as new deal gets put to drivers
Bus bosses have apologised to customers for disruption caused during a drivers’ strike as union members today prepared to vote on their latest offer.
Hope for end to bus dispute as Aberdeen city centre businesses affected by strikes
Businesses across the city centre have blamed bus strikes for reducing footfall and causing employees difficulty in getting to work.
Union chiefs hoping ACAS can help avert indefinite Aberdeen bus strike
Union bosses are hopeful that a meeting with a mediation service will avert an indefinite bus strike next week.
First Aberdeen bosses threaten to reduce offer to bus drivers if strike continues
First Aberdeen managing director Andrew Jarvis said the company was at its “breaking point” and cannot offer any more due to the losses incurred by the strike action.
Union in strike ballot threat after council suspends Aberdeen employee
Union bosses have threatened to ballot council staff in Aberdeen over industrial action after the recent suspension of an employee.