Kirsten Muat: Last News

Download the FREE Renfrewshire Live app now for all the latest news, features and sport in your area. Available on both Android and Apple. Download here: smarturl.it/RenfrewLiveSocialThe union’s Renfrewshire organiser Kirsten Muat said: “Renfrewshire Council should be using financial resources to invest in the community through offering directly employed, secure, well-paid jobs.“Instead, they’ve been lining the pockets of the shareholders of private companies.“At the same this was happening, unemployment in Renfrewshire was rocketing.“Taxpayers deserve to know where their money is going.“When it’s going to these private agency and consultancy firms, that’s not happening.”She added: “The world of work for agency workers is more likely to be

Renfrewshire carers have vowed to fight for “every penny that is owned to them” as their three-day strike draws to a close today.

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A trade union has insisted working arrangements at a council recycling plant have left staff feeling like "sitting ducks" as coronavirus infections surge across Renfrewshire.Following an outbreak of the disease at the Underwood Road depot in Paisley last September, another positive case was confirmed at the site this week and a test and protect operation is now underway.Kirsten Muat, organising assistant for GMB in Renfrewshire, has said there is now "clear fear and anxiety" amongst employees about working at the busy site.The union - which represents a portion of workers at Underwood Road - raised a formal grievance with the council last year over its