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More than 300 Dundee council workers begin strike 04/04/2023 A strike by more than 300 construction workers at Dundee City Council is going ahead.
Code of conduct for private companies ‘urgently’ required, union says 08/02/2018 The Government needs to establish a new code of conduct for the delivery of public services by private companies, says public service union.
Anti-privatisation groups demand greater transparency 03/03/2016 Liverpool City Council has backed a campaign by the anti-privatisation group We Own It demanding greater transparency over outsourcing services.

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