GMB and 'Brass Neck of 2017'

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After a period of well deserved silence from the GMB the union has jumped back into the running for 'Brass Neck of 2017' after yesterday's big win in the Court of Session.

 Now as regular readers know the GMB wasn't part of this hearing and was never been part of the challenge to Glasgow's 'unfit for purpose' WPBR pay scheme, but this didn't stop the union from shamelessly trying to claim credit in the following report which appeared on BBC Scotland's web site:

 "Campaigners won a legal case in August when it was ruled that a pay re-grading scheme may have been less favourable for women workers.

"The Court of Session has refused the council's bid to appeal this judgement.

"GMB Scotland's Rhea Wolfson said: "This decision from the court gives power back to the women of Glasgow."
In fact, the GMB's were so ridiculous they prompted Jonathan Mitchell QC (who acted for the A4ES clients) to respond on Twitter with the following pithy observation: 

Very misleading story today on the Glasgow equal pay saga. In fact boycotted this case;

 The other contenders for my 'Brass Neck of 2017' award are Frank McAveety, the Scottish Labour Party and John Mason, the MSP for Glasgow Shettleston.
  

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