GMB Members Reject Latest COSLA Pay Offer
03 September 2021
School support staff and refuse workers moved “a step closer” to industrial action today (Friday 3 September) after GMB members rejected COSLA’s latest pay offer. More
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Cuts to Glasgow’s Community Payback Service
25 August 2021
GMB Scotland has today (Wednesday 25 August) warned that proposed cuts to jobs and placements in Glasgow City Council’s Community Payback Service would be “totally self-defeating.”. More
SNP and Greens Power-Sharing Deal Reaction
20 August 2021
Responding to this morning’s (Friday 20 August) announcement that the SNP and the Scottish Greens have agreed a new power-sharing partnership, GMB General Secretary Gary Smith said. More
Local Government Pay Offer
12 August 2021
GMB warns COSLA must “make good” on improved local government pay offer to avoid strikes. More
GMB Scotland Media Statement: McVitie’s Tollcross
11 August 2021
“Honest answers” needed from pladis after proposals for future rejected. More
National Care Service Consultation for Scotland
09 August 2021
Responding to the launch of the National Care Service consultation today (Monday 9 August), Acting GMB Scotland Secretary Louise Gilmour. More
Union advises cleansing workers to prioritise safety and refuse self-isolation exemptions
02 August 2021
GMB Scotland has today (Monday 2 August) advised thousands of local government cleansing workers to prioritise safety and exercise their ‘right to refuse’ requests from employers to continue working if they have been exposed to COVID-19. More
Diageo Annual Results
29 July 2021
Diageo Results “A Golden Opportunity” To Future Proof Scottish Jobs. More
Self-isolation exemptions a “gamble with the lives of key workers”
23 July 2021
The decision taken by the Scottish Government to introduce exemptions for critical workers from self-isolation guidance has been driven by resource, not by what’s safe for the workers or their families. More
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