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31 January 2020
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GMB Responds To ‘Eye-Watering’ Diageo Profits
30 January 2020
Diageo’s £2.4 billion are built off the back of Scotland, says GMB Union,. More
GMB Backs Trade Bodies Call To End Whisky Tariffs
28 January 2020
Make no mistake US tariffs pose a very real risk to tens of thousands of Scottish jobs says GMB Union. More
Joint Trade Union media Statement – GMB & Unite Scotland
16 January 2020
Responding to the outcomes of this morning’s (Thursday 16 January) Scottish Offshore Wind Sector Summit in Edinburgh, Pat Rafferty and Gary Smith, Scottish Secretaries of Unite and GMB said. More
GMB To Warn Renewables Summit: Jobs Losses Scandal Must Stop
16 January 2020
Ahead of a crucial offshore wind supply chain summit in Edinburgh this morning (Thursday 16 January), which will be attended by Scottish and UK Government representatives, and renewables industry majors and unions, GMB has warned the scandal of losing offshore wind contracts and manufacturing jobs to the rest of the world must stop. More
“Priorities Are All Wrong” GMB Slams £100 Million Security Costs For Glasgow COP26
15 January 2020
Amid media reports this morning (Wednesday 15 February) that security costs for UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow could cost “several hundred million pounds”, GMB Scotland Secretary Gary Smith said. More
GMB Scotland Media Statement Whisky & Spirits
14 January 2020
Keir Greenaway, GMB Scotland Organiser for Whisky & Spirits, responding to this morning’s (Tuesday 14 January) announcement that Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) representatives will visit US government trade officials in Washington DC amid concerns of further tariff increases on single malt whisky. More
Scottish Prisoner Custody Officers Launch Strike Ballot Over Pay Imposition
13 January 2020
An industrial action ballot of Prisoner Custody Officers (PCOs) in GeoAmey gets underway today (Monday 13 January) over a pay imposition which will result in staff receiving less than £10 an hour for the next two years. More
GMB Scotland Media Statement: Neart na Gaoithe Project
28 November 2019
Scotland’s share of £2 billion offshore wind project “doesn’t look good enough”. More
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