GLASGOW JANITORS INDUSTRIAL ACTION

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

Motion text

That this House notes the ongoing industrial action involving school janitors employed by Cordia LLP, an arm's length external organisation owned by Glasgow City Council, over working context and demands payments which allow for additional pay for arduous work, or working in difficult and dangerous conditions; further notes that the action undertaken so far includes a boycott of additional duties in the last 17 weeks and 14 days of industrial action; notes that if the janitors were direct employees of the council they would receive an additional payment of between £500 to £1,000 a year; agrees that at a time when Parliament is debating premium payments and low wages, such discrepancies in pay need to be highlighted by parliamentarians; notes the key role of the trade union movement in highlighting pay discrepancies; is concerned that such differences in pay for staff employed in the Glasgow City Council job family is discriminatory; and encourages Cordia to settle this industrial dispute.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

EDM (Early Day Motion) 48: tabled on 19 May 2016

Motion text

Signatures (18)