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Workers battle fire and rehire at Aberdeen City Council

FURIOUS workers took to the streets in Aberdeen today as the council threatens to fire and rehire more than 3,000 staff.

Unison, Unite and GMB members rallied outside the council chambers as the city’s Labour group brought forward a motion to ditch plans for cut staff hours from 37 to 35 hours in exchange for a two year pay freeze.

Labour councillor Nurul Hoque Ali told colleagues that “fire and hire is disgraceful,” saying that the council risked “imposing this on 3,500 staff just before it becomes unlawful.”

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