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12 August 2021
GMB warns COSLA must “make good” on improved local government pay offer to avoid strikes. More
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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
First Minister Statement on COVID-19 Restrictions
13 July 2021
Responding to the First Minister’s announcement this afternoon (Tuesday 13 July) in response to questioning by Willie Rennie MSP, that potential changes on isolation exemptions for health and social care staff remain under “active consideration”, GMB Senior Organiser for Public Services Drew Duffy warned. More
Cleaners Living Wage Fight On Upper Clyde Could Halt Royal Navy Frigate Build
06 July 2021
Work on the Type-26 Frigate at BAE shipyards in Govan and Scotstoun could be ground to a halt by industrial action later this summer, as cleaners fighting for a living wage begin a two-week consultative ballot today (Tuesday 6 July). More
McVities workers ask public to help push M&S towards Tollcross intervention
02 July 2021
McVitie’s workers in Tollcross are seeking the backing of the food and retail giant M&S in their campaign to save the closure-threatened manufacturing site - and they are asking the Glasgow public to help. More
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