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GMB meet members from Prestonpans Station

Posted: 17th January 2022

Last Thursday, 13/01/2021, Karen Leonard, the GMB@SAS Full Time Officer and Gary Ward, local Shop Steward for East and Midlothian, met with members from Prestonpans Ambulance Station.  This was in relation to ongoing concerns about the SAS Demand and Capacity Review and how the employer has chosen to address these.  Also in attendance was local Scottish…

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GMB position statement on SAS proposals

Posted: 29th December 2021

GMB Scotland in Scottish Ambulance Service: Update on Proposals

GMB members voted by a massive 93 percent reject the SAS proposals. The sense of feeling is so strong with members stating they would be willing to take industrial action.

The Ambulance crews have continued to work under very challenging conditions frequently missing rest breaks and…

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TASC Newsletter

Posted: 30th September 2021

Dear member

Please click on the below link for the latest Newleter from TASC – The Ambulance Staff Charity.

Members are reminded that GMB have a UK wide memorandum of understanding with TASC.  We would encourage our members to use the services provided by TASC if required.  In these challenging times, the support which they…

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PTS Journey Update

Posted: 24th July 2021

To all PTS staff

Dear Member,

We have received numerous concerns around the lack of consultation and notice of the reduction in social distancing in PTVs.

GMB submitted a collective grievance that staff were not well informed or properly consulted before these changes were introduced. We asked…

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