Glasgow City Council Update

My sources inside the City Chambers tell me that Glasgow has decided to appeal the recent decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT).

In which case all bets are now 'off' as the political leadership of Labour-run Glasgow seems to have opted for 'war-war' in the run up to next year's local council elections which are due in May 2017.

So be it, as they say, and the task now is to bring about a change of leadership within the City Council, one which is prepared to face  top to its obligations over equal pay.

Glasgow Update (26/04/16)

I said in a recent post that the fight for equal pay in not a 'spectator sport' by which I meant there is plenty that individual claimants can do to help me and the A4ES legal team persuade the City Council to bring this saga to an end.

Now the A4ES campaign in Glasgow was treading water for a long time while the legal fight took precedence in the Employment Tribunal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT).

And it's possible that the legal route could take centre stage again, if the City Council decides to drag things out by appealing the EAT decision.

Because that would mean a further round of hearings in the Court of Session (Scotland's highest civil court) and, potentially, the UK Supreme Court. 

Sadly, this is the same route chosen by Labour-run South Lanarkshire Council which tried to block my freedom of information (FoI) request about the huge pay differences between male and female council jobs.

But just look where that got South Lanarkshire in the end with the reputation of the Council trashed along with the trade unions who actively discouraged members from pursuing equal pay claims against the local Labour council.

So I would say that if Glasgow City Council decides not to 'sue for peace' and instead opts to fight through the courts, then the challenge it to get rid of the present Labour administration and replace it with one that is prepared to face up to its obligations on equal pay.

Lots of readers in Glasgow are already putting their shoulder to the wheel by raising these issues with their local MPs, councillors and candidates in the Scottish Parliament elections which are being held on Thursday 5th May 2016.

So keep up the good work because Glasgow's politicians must get the message that this issue will not go away and will still be staring them in the face in 12 months time when all Scottish councils face election in May 2017.