Dismissal Of Workers At Glacier Rpb, Glasgow

EDM number 265 in 1996-97, proposed by Mike Watson on 27/11/1996.

That this House regrets the action taken by the management of Glacier RPB at their factory in Polmadie, Glasgow in sacking, without notice, 97 engineering workers, including some who were off sick or on holiday at the time; notes that these workers, who are members of the Amalgamated Engineering & Electrical Union have been in occupation of the factory for more than two weeks in a dignified and responsible manner in an attempt to force management to negotiate with them; further notes that the factory manager, Mr Edward Milligan, has repeatedly refused to meet with the honourable Member for Glasgow Central, representatives of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service or the regional officer of the AEEU; and calls on senior management of the parent company, T&N plc, to intervene by ensuring that Mr Milligan and his management team in Glasgow re-instate all 97 sacked workers and begin negotiations to achieve a settlement to this quite unnecessary dispute on a fair and sensible basis.

This motion has been signed by a total of 32 MPs.