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Unison vows to ‘fight for best deal’ as talks resume on ‘fire and rehire’ plan
It comes after council leader Ricky Bell said earlier this week he was “deeply disappointed” Unison had opted not to put the latest offer to its members.
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Unison → vow → members
He said the union’s actions brought “to an end” a pause that had been placed on council plans to sack 23,000 staff before hiring them back on new contracts – though Mr Bell said the authority is working with the GMB and Unite unions to “ensure that their members are not dismissed and re-engaged”.
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members → say → unions
As talks involving Unison resumed on Friday, the union stressed that “securing pay justice sometimes means refusing to settle too early and continuing to fight”.
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securing → involve → justice
The council is seeking to bring in a new pay structure after the previous one was found to discriminate against female workers – but Unison has raised concerns that some staff still do not know what their wage would be under the new system, and some will be worse off.
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some → seek → system
A row over the fire-and-rehire plans promoted the Scottish Government to become involved, with Unison Glasgow city branch secretary Chris Sermanni saying this had “created further opportunity to get this right”.
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this → promote → opportunity
He added: “Unison stood firm because the previous package wasn’t good enough for Glasgow’s workers.
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package → add → workers
“We welcome every additional penny we have secured.
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we → welcome → penny
But our job isn’t simply to get any deal over the line, it’s to fight for the best deal we can achieve before Unison members are asked to make their decision in a ballot.
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members → get → ballot
“Many workers are due substantial and long-overdue increases, and we want them to receive every penny they are owed.
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they → want → penny
“But we also have workers facing significant losses and thousands of members whose outcomes remain unresolved.
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outcomes → have → members
We will not leave them behind.”
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Mandy McDowall, Unison regional organiser for Scotland, said: “Unison knows how to fight for pay justice in Glasgow because we have won it before.
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we → read → it
Our members spent years challenging discriminatory pay arrangements through the courts, in negotiations, and though industrial action.
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members → spend → action
“We know that securing pay justice sometimes means refusing to settle too early and continuing to fight when more can be achieved.
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more → know → justice
“The progress since the original proposals demonstrates why Unison was right to keep negotiating.
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Unison → demonstrate → proposals
Today’s talks are another opportunity to build on the movement we secured.
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we → build → movement
“Unison’s legal team are working alongside negotiators and we will continue our discussions with the council and Scottish Government.”
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we → work → council
The Government said Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth “remains engaged” with the council and trade unions and “encourages all parties to continue to seek a collective agreement”.
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Gilruth → say → agreement
Glasgow City Council has been contacted for comment.
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Council → contact → comment
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