Campaign: Defence

Overview: Defence

24 August 2016

GMB Scotland is calling for MPs to stand-up for Scotland’s interests by recognising the prosperity defence sector employment delivers for our working-class communities. More

Campaign: Latest News

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GMB: Let Ferguson's become Scotland's ferry factory

26 August 2026

With ambition, urgency and support, blameless workforce can turn the page in a modernised, rejuvenated shipyard serving island communities . More

GMB slates failure to back Scotland's shipyard after redundancies announced

18 August 2026

Union: 'Blameless workers have been betrayed as contracts are sent around the world’. More

Defence Secretary urged to intervene as strikes restart at munitions complex

04 October 2023

Grant Shapps told to get involved to end dispute at Scots depot sending missiles to Ukraine as bosses fail to engage. More

Strike Continues at Defence Equipment & Support (DES) in Beith

04 August 2023

GMB Members at Defence Equipment & Support (DES) in Beith continue their strike for better pay. More

GMB Plan Unprecedented Strike Action At Munitions Depot

11 July 2023

GMB Scotland’s members at the Defence Equipment & Support (DES) depot in Beith have announced two days of unprecedented strike action later this month. More