Opposing Hospital Parking Charges

23 October 2007

Clydeside GMB has began distributing the following posters to raise attention to the ongoing struggles of hospital staff who are being charged extortionate fees as a result of a swingeing decision by Greater Glasgow Healthboard to charge hospital staff and patients alike for parking at hospitals. The money being earned from the parking charges is not going into funding better public transport to hospitals or supporting staff to get to and from work, and is not specially earmarked for a specific purpose or for investment. The Healthboard has been open about the fact that it sees this as just another source of revenue. Despite a government review being ordered into the decision and a consultative ballot on the issue the Healthboard has stated it has no intention of dropping the charges. This is a tax on hospital workers, and the IWW aims to support workers fighting the charges by highlighting the issue and trying to bring others to register their support and get involved. We all benefit from the NHS. Attacks on hard working healthcare workers are attacks on the NHS itself. They must be stopped, for all of our benefit. An injury to one is an injury to all.

Healthcare Workers (IU 610 workers), Clydeside GMB.

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Strike Bike

28 September 2007

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>> Printable fliers in a pdf <<

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Crichton Campus Saved - VICTORY

21 August 2007

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Posted [on Herald forum] by: Jim McFarlane, Glasgow on 12:21pm today…

 

The Scottish Exec may take the credit but it was the grassroots campaign of students & workers at Crichton backed up by the UCU and IWW (industrial Workers of the World) which kept the issue alive and refused to accept Muir Russell’s plans, which created the possibility of this decision being reversed

The Scottish Exec may take the credit but it was the grassroots campaign of students & workers at Crichton backed up by the UCU and IWW (industrial Workers of the World) which kept the issue alive and refused to accept Muir Russell’s plans, which created the possibility of this decision being reversed

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5000 Postal Workers Wildcat In Glasgow

31 July 2007

full62032631072007_front3.jpgTHOUSANDS of Glasgow postal workers walked out of delivery offices today in a dramatic escalation of industrial action.

Strike-hit Royal Mail was plunged into deeper chaos after 13 workers who had refused to cross a picket line were sent home and union officials claim up to 5000 colleagues walked out in support of them.

Around 1100 staff at the Glasgow Mail Centre in Springburn were already on official strike today and the wildcat action added to the disruption.

The Communications Workers Union claims a deal was offered to bosses which would have averted the unofficial action but it was rejected.

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From Glasgow Evening Times - Social worker strike set to intensify as 1000 staff balloted

31 July 2007

Local Glasgow public sector disputes intensify…The Glasgow Evening Times reports:-

SOCIAL workers could join an indefinite strike affecting some of Glasgow’s most vulnerable children and adults.full619733310707nsocial.jpg

Unison has begun the process of balloting 1000 social workers about a mid-August stoppage which would hit frontline services hard.

The move comes as an indefinite strike by 600 social care workers over new pay and gradings enters its second week.

Social workers are being asked to absorb some of the workload but many are thought to back their colleagues’ plight.

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Unqualified social care workers manage cases for children at risk, prisoners, methadone users and the homeless.

Services have been plunged into chaos and the situation is only likely to worsen. Brian Smith, Unison social work secretary said: “The ballot process is under way and it will close in about ten days’ time.

“A strike by social workers would be planned for the middle of August.”

Speaking at an unofficial rally in George Square yesterday Mr Smith added: “This would have the effect of closing down all the services which are being hit by the strike at the moment.”

Social care worker Tricia Billsland, from Baillieston, said: “I have worked in social work for 30 years. I’m disgusted by what’s happening.

“I’m losing about £1000 a year. It’s a breach of promise.”

Crisis talks between Unison and Glasgow City Council took place yesterday but so far there is no sign of a breakthough.

A Glasgow City Council spokesman said today: “A meeting took place yesterday between the chief executive and depute director of social work and representatives of the union. A further meeting is scheduled for tomorrow and both sides are committed to finding a solution.”

Publication date 31/07/07

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