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Trade Union Bill – Paying by Direct Debit

Posted: 1st February 2016

Dear Colleague

Trade Union Bill

The Tories are trying to weaken your union, GMB Scotland. They are in the process of passing an anti-union law through which they hope unions will lose members and GMB members will lose their rights. The Government is trying to undermine your first and last line of defence at work: your trade union. GMB…

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STUC Congress

Posted: 5th June 2014

STUC

As you will be aware I attended the STUC congress this year in Dundee as a delegate. I was representing GMB and our members. A number of motions were put forward by other delegates, some of which I would like to bring to your attention along with a few ideas which I think will…

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Retirement Notice – Dougie McKinstrey

Posted: 17th February 2014

Dougie McKinstrey, Clinical Advisor at the North ACC has retired after 29 years with the Scottish Ambulance Service.

Dougie played a big part in building this union and taking us forward from the ASU to GMB, he has been a pillar to his local branch

A retirement party has been organised…

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Rest Break Update

Posted: 17th February 2014

Dear Colleagues,

The GMB requested another meeting with Scottish Government at the end of last year after the meeting on flexing annual leave did not allow us to present our other concerns.

On Fri 6th Feb the GMB and our sister unions attended a meeting with Michael Matheson the Public Health Minister for Scotland to discuss…

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