Marra urges Labour members to back motion on Glasgow fire and rehire bid

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Paton, C. (2026, September 28). Marra urges Labour members to back motion on Glasgow fire and rehire bid. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/glasgow-liverpool-fire-government-workers-b1298763.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-28 · by Craig Paton

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Patrick Marra, the Scottish Labour MSP for Glasgow, has urged Labour members to support a motion condemning the SNP's handling of the "fire and rehire" plan in Glasgow. The controversial move would have affected 23,000 staff amid an equal pay dispute that began when Labour was in power. Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth called for a pause in the process on Friday, which the council agreed to, aiming to restart intensive negotiations next week to address the longstanding equal pay issue and improve workers' conditions.

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In October 2023, the Glasgow City Council planned to fire and rehire 23,000 non-teaching staff under new contracts to address a long-standing equal pay dispute. The unions protested this move, calling it "utterly immoral" and "shockingly deplorable." Following backlash and an intervention from Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth, the council announced on Friday that it had paused the controversial plan, allowing further negotiations with unions Unite, Unison, and GMB to take place. Workforce convener Councillor Allan Casey expressed relief at reaching a position where Acas could re-engage in discussions to secure a fair pay structure for the future. Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra urged delegates to condemn the decision, stating that fire and rehire is an "abhorrent" way to treat workers.

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“While both articles refer to the Glasgow fire and rehire plan involving 23,000 staff due to equal pay disputes, they describe different stages of the process: Article A discusses a Labour member urging support for the motion before it was paused, while Article B describes the pause after intervention from Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth.”

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Glasgow GPE · 4× Labour ORG · 3× Glasgow City Council ORG · 2× Marra PERSON · 2× SNP ORG · 2× Allan Casey PERSON · 1× Gilruth PERSON · 1× Jenny Gilruth PERSON · 1× Scotland GPE · 1× the Press Association ORG · 1×

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framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-28

🔮 The move, which would have impacted 23,000 staff, came after a breakdown in talks with unions over a long-running equal pay dispute.

2026-09-28 · Evening Standard

Marra urges Labour members to back motion on Glasgow fire and rehire bid · assertive framing

Claims (14 extracted, 1 hedged)

Glasgow City Council announced a pause to the plan on Friday following a substantial backlash and a request from deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth. asserted

Council → announce → Gilruth

The move, which would have impacted 23,000 staff, came after a breakdown in talks with unions over a long-running equal pay dispute. asserted

which → impact → dispute

Speaking to the Press Association ahead of the debate, Mr Marra said: “I want the Labour conference to send the strongest possible message to the SNP in Glasgow and across Scotland that the way that they are treating workers with threats of fire and re-hire is absolutely appalling. asserted

they → speak → fire

He added that it was a “real signal of the incompetence of the SNP leadership” in Glasgow. asserted

it → add → Glasgow

“There has been a pause put in place, but I think a strong message from this Labour conference can only help that process.” asserted

message → put → process

The long-standing equal pay claim in Glasgow stems from a time when Labour were in power in the city, with Mr Marra saying “we need to deal” with the issue. uncertain

we → stand → issue

On Sunday, Ms Gilruth said the position from the council was “quite challenging”. asserted

position → say → council

“None of us wanted to arrive at the position that we were in on Friday,” she said. asserted

she → want → Friday

“I’m very pleased that we were able to secure a pause in the process, that was my ask as deputy First Minister that we pause the process to allow that intensive engagement to continue. asserted

engagement → ’m → process

“So that’s exactly what we’ll be restarting from the beginning of next week to ensure we can get an outcome that will improve the pay of workers across Glasgow. asserted

that → ’ → Glasgow

“This relates to historic challenges that Glasgow City Council inherited in terms of equal pay, so they’re moving forward on those measures and we’ll work with the trade union partners to help support a resolution for the workforce.” asserted

we → relate → workforce

package → read → unions

“Our goal remains clear: to secure collective agreement on a new pay and grading scheme that is free from discrimination and can be put to the workforce in a ballot. asserted

that → remain → ballot

“Both I and the wider council leadership remain fully committed to working with trade unions and staff to deliver a fairer and more sustainable pay structure for the future.” asserted

I → remain → future

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