North Lanarkshire Update



Here are contact email addresses for MSPs whose local constituencies fall, wholly or partly, within the boundaries of North Lanarkshire Council . 

I'm sure that the claimants still fighting for equal pay (Clerical Workers, Sheltered Housing wardens and Classroom Assistants) will want to make their feelings known about the Council's behaviour in relation to these claims. 

North Lanarkshire has lost the argument every step of the way, yet still persists with its argument that these female dominated jobs are not of equal value to the likes of a  council refuse collector. 

 I have to say I've found Lanarkshire Labour MSPs to be  pretty useless during the fight for equal pay that's been raging these past 10 years, presumably because they don't want to criticise their local Labour-run council/s.

 But all five MSPs are up for re-election next year in the May 2016 Scottish Parliament elections and so people are welcome to use the information on the blog site to ask questions and, where necessary, put their local MSPs on the spot. 

 Details of North Lanarkshire's Westminster MPs to follow.

    

North Lanarkshire MSPs (11/0414)



Lots of people have been asking what they can do to help bring about a fair and just settlement of their equal pay claims against North Lanarkshire Council (NLC). 

Well one practical things claimants can do is to contact local councillors, MSPs and even MPs to explain recent developments at the Employment Tribunal and ask local politicians for their support.

So here are contact email addresses for MSPs whose local constituencies cover the North Lanarkshire Council (NLC) area - there is another category of list MSPs whose regional constituency covers a wider and I will publish these details, separately, in the next day or so.

I will say that Alex Neil (now Airdrie and Shotts) certainly played a very positive role over equal pay in South Lanarkshire (as a regional constituency MSP) and I imagine he would be delighted to hear from people in North Lanarkshire as well although, to be fair, every MSP ought to be stand up stand up for their constituents.  

I will also be posting a list of issues that people might wish to raise with their various councillors, MSPs and MPs when these meetings take place, and always remember - many hands make light work.

If people let me know how they get on, I'm happy to share the information on the blog site.  


Jamie Hepburn MSP (SNP) - Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Constituency

Email - Jamie.Hepburn.msp@scottish.parliament.uk 


John Pentland MSP  (Labour) - Motherwell and Wishaw Constituency

Email - John.Pentland.msp@scottish.parliament.uk 


Michael McMahon MSP (Labour) - Uddingston and Bellshill Constituency

Email - Michael.McMahon.msp@scottish.parliament.uk 


Elaine Smith MSP  (Labour) - Coatbridge and Chryston

Email - Elaine.Smith.msp@scottish.parliament.uk 


Alex Neil MSP  (SNP) - Airdrie and Shotts

Email - Alex.Neil.msp@scottish.parliament.uk 

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