“The sheer disdain Diageo has for its workforce in places such as Leven in Fife, where its bottling operation is one of the few stable employers left in a region hammered economically and socially over the past decade, is scandalous”. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/15/diageo-short-measures-insult-to-johnny-walker-workers

Pre-tax profits of £4.235 billion, share buybacks of £4.5 billion & the CEO gets a 30% raise. Diageo’s success has been built on premium brands produced by workers in Scottish working class communities. With strike action scheduled, @NicolaSturgeon urged Diageo to return to talks

"We must recognise the NHS Highland staff who stood up, spoke out and said "enough". Without their bravery and testimony, deep-rooted problems would have persisted and change would not have been possible". GMB's Kevin Buchanan at #TUC2019 on the NHS Highland bullying scandal.

GMB Scotland Senior Organiser Louise Gilmour addressed last night's "No to No Deal" event on behalf of our union, alongside @hopenothate, @OfficeGSBrown and @AnasSarwar. "We have always been clear, there isn’t and never could be any such thing as a “jobs-first Brexit".

GMB members working for ISS at Hairmyres Hospital have unanimously voted to accept an offer that will see ISS pay what they owed our members - in full - to address the detriment caused by changes to their payroll system. It pays to be GMB! 👊 https://tinyurl.com/y3p3uzly

Following yesterday’s demos, we’ve had people asking what they can do to support the #ASDARespectYourWorkers campaign. ☝🏻 Sign our petition here: http://tinyurl.com/gmbasdapetition ✌🏻 Tweet/email your MP - ask them to support @ChrisStephens’ EDM in parliament: https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/53269/asda-contract-6

ASDA workers are being threatened with the sack unless they sign a punishing new contract. Our Glasgow members spoke out at today's demo about the impact the new contract would have not just on them, but on the people they care for too. #ASDARespectYourWorkers

Hourly paid workers in @asda are being threatened with the sack if they don’t sign up to a new “Your Choice” contract. GMB members here at the Glasgow Govan store are demanding a better deal! Asda, respect your workers!

New: GMB Scotland submit strike notice to Diageo across their Scottish operations - Scottish strike 'the consequence of insatiable corporate greed’. https://tinyurl.com/y4xe8jl3

“This is a viable yard with a first-class workforce but it requires a proper industrial plan to ensure its future prosperity. “We are confident that with vision and competency the future of Ferguson Marine will be a bright one”. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-49528784

ISS UK have tabled an offer to GMB of a payment plan to address the detriment caused by the implementation of their new payroll system. We believe the offer merits full consultation with our Hairmyres members, and have agreed to suspend the strike action due to begin on Monday.