GMB commences strike to highlight the closure of REMPLOY

01/06

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A KPMG report on Remploy stated that: ‘The gross loss for Financial Year 11/12 is forecast to be £1.2 million, and the overall operating loss is £3.0 million which is 182% of total revenue. This is an improvement from Financial Year 09/10 by 46%.’.

02/06

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The striking Remploy workers gathering on the picket line at the Remploy factory in Springburn near Glasgow, there was a 100% vote in favour of the industrial action. The workers will lose pay due to the action.

03/06

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Iain Duncan Smith has said: The responses to the consultation on the Sayce review strongly endorsed the idea that money to support disabled people into employment should follow individuals...And that Remploy factories should be set free of Government.

04/06

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"We don't know who is doing the takeover plan. This has to be totally confidential. We haven't been part of the consultation process." Said Phil Brannan the GMB union representative at the Springburn branch of Remploy.

05/06

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Some of the workers on strike. Remploy focuses on ability, not disability.

06/06

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Phil Brannan with the GMB Union banner in the background. The main concerns of the workers are that their terms under previous employment are at risk. This includes union transfer, terms and conditions of employment and removal of their pensions.

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The GMB, started a week-long strike at its sites in Chesterfield and Glasgow. This is to highlight the closure of the 16 REMPLOY factories in the United Kingdom. REMPLOY is the UK's leading provider of employment services for disabled people.