Posted: 22nd January 2021
Dear Colleague,
Collective Grievance
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who signed our recent collective grievance around health and safety within the workplace.
Aberdeen City Council has now taken active steps to address many of the concerns highlighted in our grievance including updating risk assessments, enhanced social distancing, introduction of…
Posted: 20th January 2021
Dear member,
GMB Scotland is a member lead organisation and as such we need to be able to establish the best way to communicate with you under the restrictions imposed by the pandemic so that we can represent you and take any issues to management.
We are unable to visit you in the workplace at…
Posted: 20th January 2021
Dear member
GMB Scotland is Scotland’s campaigning union and will not compromise on your members health and safety within the workplace.
Education management have notified your union that they will be implementing city wide staffing rota(s) for all PSA staff across Aberdeen city except for two schools. Following the Scottish Government announcement that schools will…
Posted: 15th January 2021
Dear member,
‘What about us Nicola’
GMB Scotland have written to Cllr Stephen McCabe COSLA Spokesperson for Children and Young People highlighting the shambolic situation across Scotland within our schools.
Clearly, the safety of Scotland’s forgotten workforce of school cleaners, clerical and catering staff,…
Posted: 14th January 2021
Dear Member,
GMB SCOTLAND HEALTH & SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE
Over the Christmas period, the number of cases of coronavirus has dramatically increased across Scotland as a new strain of the virus B.1.1.7 has been identified which is 50% more infectious than the one which first spread in February and March 2020.
GMB Scotland demands that stronger measures are…
Posted: 14th January 2021
Dear Member,
GMB SCOTLAND HEALTH & SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE
We have recently launched our COVID Response Survey highlighting the need for the council to ensure that it has contingency planning and clear leadership as a priority during this pandemic.
With the survey now closed your union branch officials have taken the position that a…