GMB Scotland members have been campaigning for all key workers to receive a financial reward for the sacrifices that they’ve made this year. Social care workers deserve it, NHS workers deserve it, all key workers on the frontline of our public services deserve it.
THREAD: Today at SNP conference, First Minister @NicolaSturgeon announced a £500 “Thank You” payment for NHS & social care workers, replicating an announcement made elsewhere in the UK in May.
👉🏻 “Pay is about respect” 👈🏻 There was talk early in the week about a pay freeze for public sector workers, a kick in the teeth for the same people we applauded at the beginning of the pandemic. Government needs to get their priorities right and reward our key workers.
"We are calling time on the cozy consensus in social care. We are not on the same side as the employers, or the Scottish Government. We are on your side. The side of our members." @GMBGarySmith on GMB Scotland’s #FightFor15
NEW: BiFab unions have “no confidence or trust” in government after DF Barnes hit back at Ministerial claims “...it looks like both governments have buried any credible hopes for a meaningful green jobs recovery in Scotland.” Joint BiFab TU statement: https://tinyurl.com/yy2bsnup
While Amazon’s warehouse workers risked their lives working through the pandemic, Amazon became the first trillion dollar corporation. Join us from 5:30pm tomorrow, #BlackFriday, as we challenge their record on workers’ rights, tax & the environment. http://fb.me/e/3FsMxFqbI
Great news that the Scottish Government have agreed to back @NeilBibby’s Tied Pubs Bill and support workers in the Scottish brewing industry, including our members at @TennentsLager. Well done Neil! 🍻
The Scottish Government has condemned Scotland's home carers to work through Winter without a routine Covid testing regime to keep them and service users safe. It's no wonder our members in home care feel undervalued and forgotten about.
Yesterday the Scottish Gov't confirmed home carers will not all have access to routine testing until March - meaning they are expected to be vaccinated before they have access to routine testing. Our members will be outraged to have been left at the back of the queue again.
“The demise of Scotland’s best shot at building a manufacturing supply chain for offshore wind is down to a decade of failure from successive SNP & Tory Governments.” BiFab unions respond to the joint Gov statement walking away from lifeline NnG contract: https://tinyurl.com/yyhd9fp8
"We are Scotland's workers, and together we are stronger." GMB Scotland's Brenda Carson and Usman Ali contributed to this video on behalf of the @ScottishTUC Equalities Committees about the experiences of workers during the Covid pandemic. https://youtu.be/CkKlgemFkEg
