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Bus driver industrial action plan

Bus drivers in Dundee are set to take industrial action in a row over pay.

The workers at National Express Dundee, formerly Travel Dundee, have stated that a 2.5% wage increase offered by bosses is not enough.

The Unite union claimed that staff in other areas of the country had been given a larger rise.

Negotiations are ongoing, but the drivers have voted to stage a work to rule protest from Friday ahead of a 24-hour strike on 24 April.

'Complete suspension'

Colin Coupar from Unite said: "Travel Dundee is one of the biggest earners - I think it's actually the second top earner - within the entire group. We know that more could be afforded.

"Buses will be less reliable [during the work to rule] and absences won't be covered. Drivers curtail a tea break or even a lunch break to get back on a bus if they're running behind schedule and they just won't do it.

"What you might find is that buses just don't turn up or they're running so late that the schedules are just all to pot."

Lawrence Davie, director of National Express Dundee, said he was "disappointed" with the decision to take industrial action.

"We believe the offer made is a good offer given the current economic conditions," he said.

"In the event of any action taking place on 3 April, our customers will inevitably suffer disruption.

"As the business is fully unionised, the proposed strike action on 24 April will result in a complete suspension of services for our customers."