GMB and Equal Pay
The GMB are holding a meeting on Monday (venue to be confirmed) to report back to members on the agreement reached with Glasgow City Council.
Stefan Cross will be there too and it's good to see the Claimants representatives working together as this has been crucial to our success.
If you ask me, the trade unions strike action back in October 2018 was a game changer because this forced Glasgow City Council to stop dragging its feet and to take settlement negotiations seriously, for the first time.
In my view, the GMB's Gary Smith has played a blinder since he took over from the union's old guard and he made a really smart move, as regional secretary, by giving his full backing to two young women GMB officials, Hazel Nolan and Rhea Wolfson, whose efforts have been unstinting on behalf of their members.
Should be a good meeting on Monday and I'll share the details once the venue is confirmed.
Join us for an equal pay meeting on Monday 6-8pm (venue tbc) with updates from our negotiating team and the amazing @StefanCross1 without whom we wouldn’t be here today.
GMB Welcomes ‘Significant Moment’ As Agreement Reached Over Equal Pay
Responding to confirmation today (Thursday 17 January) that Glasgow City Council and the Joint Claimant Organisations, GMB, Unison, Unite and Action 4 Equality, have reached an agreement that will lead to the settlement of 14,000 equal pay claims, GMB Scotland Organiser Hazel Nolan said:
“This is a significant moment and is recognition of the value of women in this city, brought about by the women themselves understanding their own value and fighting for it together.
“Much will be said about the scale of the settlement reached but when you’re a worker on a wage what you’re selling ultimately is your time, and decades of systematic gender discrimination meant that women in Glasgow were forced to work longer hours for less.
“We need to be clear that this can only financially compensate women for the time stolen from them, the time that could have been spent with their families and loved ones can’t be repaid.
“What is important now is that the claimants and their families can have confidence in this agreement and in the process of delivery in the coming weeks and months.”
ENDS
“Much will be said about the scale of the settlement reached but when you’re a worker on a wage what you’re selling ultimately is your time, and decades of systematic gender discrimination meant that women in Glasgow were forced to work longer hours for less.
“We need to be clear that this can only financially compensate women for the time stolen from them, the time that could have been spent with their families and loved ones can’t be repaid.
“What is important now is that the claimants and their families can have confidence in this agreement and in the process of delivery in the coming weeks and months.”
ENDS
