Irn-Bru workers resume strike as union reports company for 'illegal activity' during action
dailyrecord.co.ukIrn-Bru workers are to resume strikes after union bosses accused A.G. Barr of 'illegal activity' during industrial action at the company’s Scots distribution centre.
Unite claims the soft-drinks giant has been using agency labour during strike action, which is a criminal offence. It has now reported A.G.
Barr and the contractors - Stobbart and Streamline - to the Department for Business and Trade.The trade union is demanding an investigation into the potential use of agency labour through the contractors during previous rounds of strike action, and calling for any possible enforcement action to be taken.Unite represents trucker and shunter drivers who supply the company’s world-renowned products from its base in Cumbernauld.
Workers are striking amid a pay dispute. They are striking for a total of nine days over a period of two months.The next 24-hour strike action will start from midnight, Friday, August 25.Unite general secretary Sharon Graham, said: “A.G.
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