Posted: 29
Dear Member
Please see attached urgent letter sent out to the Trustees today 29 March 2017.
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Posted: 10
Dear Member
It now seems apparent that L&CD intend to transfer the greenkeeping staff to a new private sector employer on 1st April 2017.
We continue to contend that no appropriate consultation has occurred, and, having read the report that was distributed to the board of Leisure and Culture, we believe that this was engineered…
Posted: 6
Dear Member
The joint trade unions met with management on Friday, 3rd March 2017. Here is an update of that meeting and a summary of where we are.
Management have proposed that they roll the split shifts out to everyone – we have proposed that they adopt a ‘Fife’ type model where anyone who…
Posted: 6
Dear Member
The joint trade unions met with management today (6th March) regarding the trial in the kitchens. It’s safe to say that we believe this has been poorly managed with no consultation with the unions until now. As a result of the joint trade unions expressing fundamental disagreement with the trial being implemented without…
Posted: 3
Dear Member
Today (3rd March), GMB member Greenkeepers’ who work for Leisure and Culture in Dundee were formally advised that the board of trustees have agreed they will be moved to the private sector to a company named I D Verde.
Astonishingly, we were advised that the current golf manager who has managed the courses…
Posted: 1
Dear Member
We have been in touch with the Service Manager for Operational Delivery to discuss the Health and Safety concerns you have raised with us.
We have followed this up in writing with the H&S concerns that were picked up on Friday in the kitchen, namely:
• 10KG buckets used to transfer waste into…
Posted: 17
Dear GMB Member,
The GMB met with management on 16th February to discuss issues brought to our attention and look at how we negotiate on your behalf in the future.
Jim Cunningham and Malcolm McFie were there to represent GMB members.
Here are the brief points discussed:
• Management advised the meeting that UNITE…
Posted: 13
GMB Dundee Branch will be marching in support and solidarity with our fellow public sector workers this Saturday, 18th February 2017.
We would like as many GMB members and their families and friends to come along to say NO to the cuts to jobs and services. Our members work really hard every day to deliver…
Posted: 10
We met with management on the 8th February and it’s safe to say that whilst they appear to be attempting to tinker around the edges of the proposals, we are still in fundamental opposition to the 170 job losses that this ‘project’ is likely to result in.
They have now produced Equality Impact Assessments for…
Posted: 10
We have met with the teams who particapated in the trials over the last 2 days and will meet with management on the 15th to discuss some of the findings.
Health questionnaires have been issued to all who have participated in the trial – these will help to inform us and help with the negotiations.
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