Feedback from Falkirk
A reader from Falkirk has been in touch to say that it wasn't just the men who were told to 'get lost' by their trade unions over equal pay - see post dated 2 August 2009.
According to our reader when women workers in Falkirk were made their first offer of compensation - the unions told them:
'You're on your own - and that the union lawyers want nothing to do with it'.
'It's a good offer accept it' - was their advice
Only after Action 4 Equality Scotland and Stefan Cross came along - did the unions come back on the scene - with their tails between their legs, apparently.
Now this all rings very true - because the unions always kept the size of the pay gap hidden from their women members.
And they're hardly pulling out all the stops for their women members now.
Just look at their antics in Edinburgh - where Unison is seeking to delay members cases until late 2010.
And in doing so - of course - they're lining up alongside the employers.
According to our reader when women workers in Falkirk were made their first offer of compensation - the unions told them:
'You're on your own - and that the union lawyers want nothing to do with it'.
'It's a good offer accept it' - was their advice
Only after Action 4 Equality Scotland and Stefan Cross came along - did the unions come back on the scene - with their tails between their legs, apparently.
Now this all rings very true - because the unions always kept the size of the pay gap hidden from their women members.
And they're hardly pulling out all the stops for their women members now.
Just look at their antics in Edinburgh - where Unison is seeking to delay members cases until late 2010.
And in doing so - of course - they're lining up alongside the employers.
