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| Bus staff vote for strike action | Bus staff vote for strike action |
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| Staff members at First Bus in Aberdeen have voted in favour of strike action over pay, with about 70% of those who voted backing the move. | |
| The T&G Unite union had recommended a vote in favour of industrial action this summer. | The T&G Unite union had recommended a vote in favour of industrial action this summer. |
| First Bus management called on the union to "sit down with us to agree a way forward" after the vote. | First Bus management called on the union to "sit down with us to agree a way forward" after the vote. |
| Similar action last year, before a deal, brought buses to a standstill. No strike dates have yet been announced. | Similar action last year, before a deal, brought buses to a standstill. No strike dates have yet been announced. |
| Duncan Cameron, operations director at First in Aberdeen, said: "The people of Aberdeen will neither understand nor forgive the union for the disruption that would be caused by a strike." | Duncan Cameron, operations director at First in Aberdeen, said: "The people of Aberdeen will neither understand nor forgive the union for the disruption that would be caused by a strike." |
| The company said no rise was available unless staff agreed changes to their terms and conditions. | |
| The union's regional organiser, Tommy Campbell, said they were still willing to negotiate. |