Posted: 21st April 2021
Dear Member,
COSLA Pay Ballot – Count me in It’s time to vote
It is extremely important that all union members within Local Government return their ballot by Thursday this week. You will have received an email with a link to cast your ballot in the COLSA Local Government Pay negotiations. GMB Scotland is a…
Posted: 11th March 2021
Dear member
PSA Job Evaluation Update
Let me start by thanking all those who have completed our recent workplace questionnaire around the role of the PSA we have started to process this information.
Aberdeen City Council have indicated that it’s been some time since they last reviewed this post nearly 10 years, and it is…
Posted: 5th March 2021
Dear member
Free School Meals Online Rally
Thursday 11th March is international school meals day. Last week the STUC Women’s Committee launched its campaign for Expanding Universal Free School Meals for all children and young people of primary school, secondary school and nursery age.
Expanding Universal Free School Meals will not only help combat hunger…
Posted: 25th February 2021
Dear GMB Member,
In December we submitted our pay demands into COSLA for all local government workers from April 2021 onwards.
Our demands were about making sure you were rewarded for the work done throughout this pandemic to keep this country running. Whether it’s caring for our most vulnerable, ensuring our schools are clean and…
Posted: 25th February 2021
Dear GMB Member
Is Your School Safe?
GMB Scotland is the union for school support staff, but we need more members to join and support our campaigning activities across the country. We are the union of cleaners, clerical and catering staff, janitors, early years, and pupil support assistants.
GMB members know full well that schools have been open throughout this…
Posted: 25th February 2021
Dear GMB Member
GMB Scotland in Education Update
GMB Scotland has issued a letter to the Scottish Government calling for the priority vaccinations of all school support staff across Scotland. We have been consistent, that if the Scottish Government want to return children and young people, this can be done with a priority vaccination programme…
Posted: 4th February 2021
Dear member,
GMB SCOTLAND – PRIORITISE ALL SCHOOL, CHILDCARE AND FACILITIES STAFF FOR COVID-19 VACCINATIONS PETITION LAUNCH – https://bit.ly/3oFLOLP
It was extremely disappointing that the First Minister did little to address your workplace concerns when she announced that schools would be returning later this month.
This is unacceptable when over 1200 GMB members from across the…
Posted: 3rd February 2021
Dear Member,
“What about Us, Nicola?” Update
GMB Scotland have submitted the ‘What about Us, Nicola’ open letter to the First Minister in advance of any announcement this afternoon about the return of schooling across the country.
The Scottish Government need to understand and value your commitment to keeping schools open throughout the pandemic.
Something that is sadly lacking from Scottish Ministers, and we know…
Posted: 3rd February 2021
Dear Member,
Firstly, we would like to thank you so much for the time you had taken in previous emails and surveys to let us know what had been happening in your workplace and letting your union know how we could make the workplace safer for you during these extremely difficult times.
From the feedback…
Posted: 26th January 2021
Dear GMB Member
GMB School All members / Branch Secretaries
Update
Following the Scottish Governments announcement, that schools across Scotland will remain closed until mid-February, your union has continued to lobby the Scottish Government and COLSA regarding testing and vaccinations for all school-based staff, not just teachers.
We want workplace testing for all school-based staff, vaccinations programme rolled out for all school-based staff and…