Following their meetings with the new owner of the Bifab yards and the Canadian trade unions; Gary Smith, GMB Scotland Secretary, and Pat Rafferty, Scottish Secretary, Unite the Union, remain optimistic as to the future of the 3 Scottish yards. . More
GMB has today (Thursday 26 July) heard the announcement of Diageo's preliminary financial results for 2017/18. More
Gary Smith, GMB Scotland Secretary and Pat Rafferty, Scottish Secretary, Unite the Union, will travel to Canada tomorrow, 25 July, to meet with senior managers at DF Barnes, owners of the Fife and Lewis based fabrication firm, Bi-Fab. More
GMB Scotland has said the effective closure of the BiFab yards in Fife and Lewis is a ‘dark day’ for the Scottish economy, after further redundancies were confirmed this morning (Thursday 12 July). More
Stand Up For Scotland’s Whisky & Spirits Workers. More
GMB Scotland has this evening (Wednesday 11 July) lifted plans for four days of strike action affecting waste and recycling services after a sudden climb-down by East Dunbartonshire Council over cuts to staff terms and conditions. More
Ahead Of Fresh Strikes, GMB Tells East Dunbartonshire Residents: “When The Rubbish Piles Up Blame ‘Coward’ Councillors”. More
GMB Warns Fife Council: Flawed Job Evaluation Opens Door For ‘Third Wave’ Of Sex Discrimination In Scottish Local Government. More
In a major test of the Scottish Government’s public pay policy, GMB Scotland members have today (Tuesday 19 June) delivered a ‘clear and resounding’ rejection of the 2018 Scottish local government pay offer. More
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