GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL ICT PRIVATISATION INDUSTRIAL ACTION

That this House notes the official industrial action being undertaken by Unison members employed by Glasgow City Council against proposals to privatise information technology and support services; further notes with alarm that Glasgow City Council is currently recruiting agency workers to undertake work duties of those striking workers; notes comments from a senior officer of the council who informed a committee yesterday that the benefits of moving to privatisation includes employing workers to replace staff on strike, as reported in the Herald newspaper on 30 November 2016; notes that hiring agency workers to replace workers on strike has been illegal since 1973, and is a breach of regulation 7 of the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003; demands that Glasgow City Council desists from hiring agency workers to replace those on strike; supports Unison members in their industrial action; and further supports the principle of those who withdraw their labour in collective action to pursue better working conditions.