Pat Rafferty: Last News

A “horrifying” picture of the true state of Scotland’s ambulance service shows how lives are being put at risk as the crisis continues.

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happensShockingly, almost a third of those made redundant reported having no income at all.Pat Rafferty, Unite Scottish secretary, says former Rolls-Royce workers have been let down by the Scottish Government which promised skilled jobs as part of its green economic recovery.He said: “The Scottish Government has been severely found wanting in regard to supporting an infrastructure that will allow those former Rolls-Royce engineers to fully utilise their skills for the benefit of the Scottish economy.“The societal, employment, financial and psychological costs are brought fully to the fore in this excellent research.“Once again, we are on the brink of losing the skills of some of the most outstanding

Len McCluskey as general-secretary of Unite, which represents the interests of 1.4 million members across sectors including manufacturing, construction and transport. He told the Record he was the only candidate that had the "experience, integrity and empathy" to lead Unite as workers face up to an economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic.Turner, from south London, joined the old Transport and General Workers' Union at the age of 19 and currently holds the position of assistant general secretary, with responsibility for Unite's manufacturing sector.

Unite said it was endorsing the MSP to replace Richard Leonard as it had worked with her on a number of campaigns, including the succesful proposal to make period products available free of charge.

wind farm has collapsed according to union leaders. BiFab was to manufacture eight turbine jackets at its yards in Methil, Fife, as part of the Neart Na Gaoithe (NnG) project developed by EDF Renewables.