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| First's bus workers strike again | |
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| Bus services in Aberdeen have been hit by another round of strike action after talks over pay broke down again. | |
| Industrial action was suspended at the end of July to allow a new set of negotiations in the dispute between the Unite union and First Aberdeen. | Industrial action was suspended at the end of July to allow a new set of negotiations in the dispute between the Unite union and First Aberdeen. |
| A series of stoppages had been planned, after a 24-hour walkout in July. A work-to-rule also hit timetables. | A series of stoppages had been planned, after a 24-hour walkout in July. A work-to-rule also hit timetables. |
| Staff were stopping work for two hours from 1500 BST on Tuesday. More action is planned in the weeks ahead. | |
| It is the first of eight two-hour strikes planned by drivers, cleaners and maintenance staff. | It is the first of eight two-hour strikes planned by drivers, cleaners and maintenance staff. |
| Although the strike began at 1500 BST and was ending at 1700 BST, First said services could be disrupted from about 1400 BST until about 1800 BST. | |
| The company said the Unite union presented them with a fresh set of demands which made a resolution "impossible". | The company said the Unite union presented them with a fresh set of demands which made a resolution "impossible". |
| The union said a small pay increase would do little to dent the company's massive profits. | The union said a small pay increase would do little to dent the company's massive profits. |