Money, Money, Money (06/01/12)
Here's how BBC Scotland have just reported the latest twist in the ambulance workers dispute.
Apparently members of Unite have apparently rejected their own union's advice and voted No to the new offer by 62%.
Although we don't know yet how many ballot papers were sent out and how many ballot papers were returned.
Now this is a democratic decision, but a disgraceful one - a sign that the lunatics have taken over the asylum to coin a phrase.
To my mind offering people £1,500 a year was money for nothing, especially when people were being offered £100 for every time their rest break gets disturbed.
Which according to the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) happens - on average - about once a year.
I wonder what the other two unions - GMB and Unison - will have to say?
Ambulance breaks row offer rejected by Unite members
The death of Mandy Mathieson brought the issue to public attention
Ambulance staff with the Unite union have rejected a new deal to increase payments for having their breaks interrupted by emergency calls.
The death of Mandy Mathieson, of Moray, brought the row to wider public attention.
An ambulance technician stationed close to her home did not respond to a call as he was on a break.
Unite said 62% of ballot papers returned by members rejected the new proposal.
The Scottish Ambulance Service tabled the offer to try to break the deadlock in the long-running dispute.
It would have seen paramedics and technicians receive a one-off payment of £1,500, then £100 each time their rest break is interrupted to attend an emergency call.
Unions and management have been trying to find a solution to the issue since Ms Mathieson, from Tomintoul, died in October 2010.
Apparently members of Unite have apparently rejected their own union's advice and voted No to the new offer by 62%.
Although we don't know yet how many ballot papers were sent out and how many ballot papers were returned.
Now this is a democratic decision, but a disgraceful one - a sign that the lunatics have taken over the asylum to coin a phrase.
To my mind offering people £1,500 a year was money for nothing, especially when people were being offered £100 for every time their rest break gets disturbed.
Which according to the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) happens - on average - about once a year.
I wonder what the other two unions - GMB and Unison - will have to say?
Ambulance breaks row offer rejected by Unite members
The death of Mandy Mathieson brought the issue to public attention
Ambulance staff with the Unite union have rejected a new deal to increase payments for having their breaks interrupted by emergency calls.
The death of Mandy Mathieson, of Moray, brought the row to wider public attention.
An ambulance technician stationed close to her home did not respond to a call as he was on a break.
Unite said 62% of ballot papers returned by members rejected the new proposal.
The Scottish Ambulance Service tabled the offer to try to break the deadlock in the long-running dispute.
It would have seen paramedics and technicians receive a one-off payment of £1,500, then £100 each time their rest break is interrupted to attend an emergency call.
Unions and management have been trying to find a solution to the issue since Ms Mathieson, from Tomintoul, died in October 2010.
