We’re proud of the work our members in Dundee home care are doing on the frontline of the coronavirus crisis. They’re doing the best they can in extremely difficult circumstances and they need support & protection to enable them to do their jobs safely. https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/dundee-care-workers-fear-covid-19-equipment-shortage-places-lives-at-risk/

Today in Parliament, @MonicaLennon7 raised the concerns of care workers, warning that “not valuing carers is going to cost lives”. Carers must have confidence that they have the equipment & information they need to safely do their jobs on the frontline of the coronavirus crisis.

“You feel vulnerable, and sometimes you can feel alone because you’re thinking to yourself "is this right what I’m doing?” No one should be scared to do their job. GMB rep Shirley Furie spoke to @C4Ciaran about the anxiety over PPE facing Scotland's care workers.

Home carers are key workers, and they're on the frontline of the coronavirus crisis. They need to know they have the proper PPE in order to protect themselves, and right now too many feel unsafe, unsupported, and scared to go to work.

It's time to end the organised chaos in local government. Our members need to be as safe as possible while serving on the front line of public service delivery, and they need to be properly valued. We’re looking for an intervention & proper leadership. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/nicola-sturgeon-urged-intervene-unions-21792390

The Scottish whisky industry can well afford to put the health & safety of their workers, as well as their families & local communities, first. Whisky production is NOT essential to stopping the spread of coronavirus. Thanks @MrJohnNicolson for speaking up for your constituents.

Faced with a choice between the health and safety of workers in the whisky industry or the mounting profits of the multi-billion pound industry they serve, the Scottish Government last night backed big business. We've urged @ScotGovFM to reconsider: https://tinyurl.com/slxofsa

It's an utter disgrace that, due to the negligence of @FourSeasonsHCUK, these care workers are having to care for people exhibiting coronavirus symptoms without any PPE. These workers are being sent into battle without protection. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/health/staff-scots-care-home-patient-21762903

The coronavirus guidelines exist for a reason - to stop the spread of the virus and save lives. If employers cannot provide proper PPE, practice social distancing advice & keep their staff as safe as possible then we will advise our members to stay home. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-union-chiefs-slam-bakery-21760889

No one could credibly argue that producing whisky that won’t see the light of day until 2030 is “essential” to the fight against coronavirus. To restrict the spread of the virus and to keep these workers and their communities safe, production should stop. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/nicola-sturgeon-urged-back-whisky-21761366?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

Whisky won’t help the fight against COVID-19, and some of what's being produced now won't see the light of day for at least 10 years. Whisky producers should stop chasing profits and put the health and safety of their workers and their communities first. https://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/18333652.work-halts-dumbarton-whisky-plant-workers-fears-coronavirus/

"We need you to be safe, and if you need things you should speak to your managers". That's all well and good but when our members in the SAS raised that they had no PPE with management they didn't get a hearing - as Jeane Freeman's apology to them acknowledged. https://twitter.com/Scotambservice/status/1242478668204478465