Ferry workers in the Northern Isles will be on strike several times during the festive period to defend jobs and conditions.
Members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) who work on the Orkney-Scrabster ferry and the Shetland-Aberdeen ferry will walk out on December 14, 21 and 28.
Workers on the Aberdeen-Orkney-Shetland route will strike on December 16, 23 and 30.
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