Tag: union

Scotland’s protest over Westminster cuts

Christine Lavelle - October 24, 2010

MORE than 20,000 people marched through the centre of the Scottish capital to demonstrate against the financial cuts announced in Westminster this week. The mass...

Scotland protests Westminster cuts

Clare Carswell - October 23, 2010

By Clare Carswell MORE than 20,000 people marched through the centre of the Scottish capital to demonstrate against the financial cuts announced in Westminster this...

Budget cuts mean firefighters are offered voluntary redundancy

Christine Lavelle - October 5, 2010

By Christine Lavelle FIREFIGHTERS in the Lothian and Borders service are being given the opportunity to apply for voluntary redundancy or early retirement, as part...

Men face court after car falls through ice on canal

Deadline News Journalist - January 12, 2010

By Cara Sulieman TWO men face court after narrowly cheating death by allegedly driving along a frozen CANAL in a car. Police blasted them as “stupid”...

Bullied council workers “suffering in silence”

Deadline News Journalist - October 26, 2009

By Cara Sulieman ALMOST 400 council workers have complained about being bullied to their bosses in the past three years - but union officials say...

Sheriff’s postal strike plan to text criminals: “C U in crt”

Deadline News Journalist - October 22, 2009

By Michael MacLeod A SHERIFF told social workers to send text messages to cons during the “inevitable chaos” of the postal strike. Thousands of Scots postal...

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