Glasgow and Equal Pay
Readers may have noticed a piece in The Herald newspaper today - about Glasgow City Council and Equal Pay.
Mark Irvine has responded to the reporter who wrote the article - and here's what he had to say:
Dear Gerry (Braiden),
Glasgow and Equal Pay
I read your piece in The Herald today - but the article contained some glaring inaccuracies and the 'informed comment' element was almost entirely based on anonymous union propaganda.
First of all, Stefan Cross has every right to practice in Scotland - and to suggest otherwise is simply untrue and potentially defamatory.
The fact of the matter is that without Stefan Cross Solicitors and Action for Equality Scotland - equal pay would be dead in the water in Scottish local government.
No one would have received a single penny in compensation - in Glasgow or elsewhere.
The reality is that the trade unions kept their women members in the dark about equal pay for years - and that suited the employers just fine.
The unions may be making a fuss now - but that's because they're at the margins of events - the unions represent a small minority of claimants in Glasgow.
Unison has just one client in the current test case before the Glasgow employment tribunal - and the GMB has none.
How can the unions hold out for more when they represent so few people - and have such a poor track record on equal pay?
And as for Stefan Cross's nationality - what's that got to do with the price of mince?
Surely you're not suggesting that someone like Tony Mowbray should not be the manager of Celtic Football Club - simply because he hails from the north east of England.
Kind regards
Mark Irvine
Further news about Glasgow will follow in due course - so watch this space
Mark Irvine has responded to the reporter who wrote the article - and here's what he had to say:
Dear Gerry (Braiden),
Glasgow and Equal Pay
I read your piece in The Herald today - but the article contained some glaring inaccuracies and the 'informed comment' element was almost entirely based on anonymous union propaganda.
First of all, Stefan Cross has every right to practice in Scotland - and to suggest otherwise is simply untrue and potentially defamatory.
The fact of the matter is that without Stefan Cross Solicitors and Action for Equality Scotland - equal pay would be dead in the water in Scottish local government.
No one would have received a single penny in compensation - in Glasgow or elsewhere.
The reality is that the trade unions kept their women members in the dark about equal pay for years - and that suited the employers just fine.
The unions may be making a fuss now - but that's because they're at the margins of events - the unions represent a small minority of claimants in Glasgow.
Unison has just one client in the current test case before the Glasgow employment tribunal - and the GMB has none.
How can the unions hold out for more when they represent so few people - and have such a poor track record on equal pay?
And as for Stefan Cross's nationality - what's that got to do with the price of mince?
Surely you're not suggesting that someone like Tony Mowbray should not be the manager of Celtic Football Club - simply because he hails from the north east of England.
Kind regards
Mark Irvine
Further news about Glasgow will follow in due course - so watch this space
