Overview: Whisky & Spirits
26 June 2019
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Campaign: Latest News
Diageo Directors ‘Shifting The Goal Posts’ On Workers’ Pay Offer As Strike Looms
11 September 2019
With major strike action looming across Diageo’s Scottish operations next week, GMB Scotland has today (Wednesday 11 September) accused company directors of ‘shifting the goal posts’ on talks concerning a fresh pay offer for workers. More
Diageo Scottish strike the consequence of ‘insatiable corporate greed’
03 September 2019
Strike action will hit all of Diageo’s Scottish operations later this month, after GMB Scotland served statutory notice to the company this afternoon (Tuesday 3 September)..... More
Diageo Need To Get Real On Their Workers' Pay
25 July 2019
Responding to Diageo’s Preliminary Results this morning (Thursday 25 July), which posted net sales of £12.9 billion and pre-tax profits of £4.235 billion, and against the backdrop of a pay dispute and imminent strike ballot across all Scottish operations, GMB Scotland Organiser Keir Greenaway said. More
GMB Scotland Warns Diageo To “Get Real” Or Face Strike Action
24 July 2019
GMB Scotland members at whisky and spirits giant Diageo will be balloted for strike action, following the collapse of conciliatory talks at ACAS today (Wednesday 24 July) over the 2019 pay offer. More
GMB Scotland Sounds Alarm Over U.S. Threat Of Whisky Tariffs
02 July 2019
U.S. move shows UK is a ‘sitting duck’ in future U.S. trade negotiations. More
Diageo Workers Reject Below Inflation Pay Offer Ahead Of AGM
19 September 2018
Ahead of Diageo’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) tomorrow, GMB Scotland members across drink manufacturing giant’s Scottish operations have comprehensively rejected a below inflation pay offer. More
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