Striking Scottish Water staff will demand bosses stop playing games and start talking about pay at a protest outside the company’s Shieldhall offices in Glasgow tomorrow (Wednesday), says UNISON.
Members of trade unions UNISON, Unite and GMB – who are in the middle of a week-long strike – will take their demands for fair pay direct to the company with a rally from 10am.
Frustrated workers say they had little choice but to resume paused industrial action after talks broke down last month. The unions accused the company of playing games when it went back on a pay offer.
UNISON Scottish Water branch secretary Patricia McArthur said: “Staff at Scottish Water are taking the call for fair pay to the heart of the company. Bosses need to stop playing games and start paying their employees properly.”
UNISON Scotland regional manager Simon Macfarlane said: “Scottish Water workers keep clean, fresh water supplies flowing to homes across the country. Without them, the system grinds to a halt. They’ve been undervalued for too long and their voices won’t be drowned out.
“Employees have been forced to resume strike action because the company went back on previous promises over pay. Enough is enough. It’s time Scottish Water came back to the table with a decent offer.”
Notes to editors:
– The demonstration outside Scottish Water’s Shieldhall offices at 38 Renfrew Road, Glasgow G51 4SU starts at 10am on Wednesday (4 June).
– Members of UNISON, Unite and GMB are currently taking seven days of strike action which began yesterday (Monday 2) and continues to Sunday 8 June.
– During the strike, there will be no emergency repairs, water quality checks, or responses to public reports of problems with water supply, sewage or drainage.
– UNISON represents more than 1,000 workers at Scottish Water, where it is the largest union.