False Dates and Deadlines
A number of readers from Glasgow have been in touch about the GMB’s ongoing poaching campaign.
According to reports local union stewards are telling union members who are pursuing equal pay claims with Stefan Cross – that they should transfer their claim to the GMB by 18 July 2009 – otherwise they risk losing out on their right to bring a claim altogether.
But like so much union advice – this is complete baloney – the story is nonsense and has been made up from beginning to end.
The truth is that anyone pursuing an equal pay claim with Stefan Cross should just tight – because we’re well ahead in the game.
Your claim is already well advanced – there’s nothing that you need to do while your case is being resolved – and anyone that’s says differently is winding you up, for their own purposes.
In fact, it’s the people who have taken up claims with the GMB that should be really worried – because the union is not even part of the important GMF test case in Glasgow that recently adjourned – and will start again in August.
Nor is the GMB acting for the thousands of worker workers who signed the council’s Compromise Agreement – whereas Stefan Cross is challenging these agreements.
So the union as usual is well behind the curve – but has the brass neck to pretend otherwise.
The reality is that if you’re a union member – you should consider transferring your case to Stefan Cross.
Because we’re likely to get it settled sooner than the GMB - and on past performance we’ll achieve a better outcome into the bargain.
According to reports local union stewards are telling union members who are pursuing equal pay claims with Stefan Cross – that they should transfer their claim to the GMB by 18 July 2009 – otherwise they risk losing out on their right to bring a claim altogether.
But like so much union advice – this is complete baloney – the story is nonsense and has been made up from beginning to end.
The truth is that anyone pursuing an equal pay claim with Stefan Cross should just tight – because we’re well ahead in the game.
Your claim is already well advanced – there’s nothing that you need to do while your case is being resolved – and anyone that’s says differently is winding you up, for their own purposes.
In fact, it’s the people who have taken up claims with the GMB that should be really worried – because the union is not even part of the important GMF test case in Glasgow that recently adjourned – and will start again in August.
Nor is the GMB acting for the thousands of worker workers who signed the council’s Compromise Agreement – whereas Stefan Cross is challenging these agreements.
So the union as usual is well behind the curve – but has the brass neck to pretend otherwise.
The reality is that if you’re a union member – you should consider transferring your case to Stefan Cross.
Because we’re likely to get it settled sooner than the GMB - and on past performance we’ll achieve a better outcome into the bargain.
