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Uber drivers on the brink: One in three ready to quit because of soaring fuel prices as we urge ride-sharing app to ease the pressure. bit.ly/4n79pVH

Workers at whisky giant Dewar's bottling plant to strike next week after accusing bosses of cutting holidays by stealth. bit.ly/4ueOQsM

So a Scottish public body blocks our publicly-owned shipyard from even bidding to build a Scottish ferry, reveals BBC. How many more contracts and jobs must be lost before we let Scotland make again? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

🚨GMB Scotland is recruiting, for more information follow the link to our GMB job page👇 gmb.org.uk/jobs/organisin…

'We hear the rhetoric of a just transition but see the reality with every contract sent abroad.' We urge STUC to back oil and gas workers during drive to green energy. bit.ly/4vJ2VQz

'Come with a plan not promises.' Party leaders on road to Dundee for STUC Congress urged to deliver jobs and apprenticeships to let Scotland make again. bit.ly/48wbB39

PPE that doesn't fit isn't safe.  Employers where safety is paramount have already signed up to provide inclusive PPE - have you? Time to procure proper PPE. #PPEthatfits hsmsearch.com/news/up-to-250…

We don’t need political idealism in energy policy - we need hard-nosed pragmatism. For energy security and jobs, it’s time to get on with Jackdaw and Rosebank. scotsman.com/news/politics/…

It’s always great to catch up with our team who fought for pay justice in Glasgow. The thousands of women who found the courage to strike for what they deserved, and more than a thousand men who refused to cross their picket lines in solidarity. Unity is strength.

High fashion, low tactics: £1000 for a jumper but Barrie, a Chanel-owned cashmere mill in the Borders, tries to silence workers. In The Times. thetimes.com/uk/scotland/ar…

'In an uncertain world, the benefits cannot be ignored.' We urge MoD to build Faslane dry docks in Scotland. The Scotsman reports. scotsman.com/news/politics/…

Wishing everyone celebrating a very happy Easter 🐣

Gary Smith has been re-elected unopposed as our General Secretary and Treasurer. He joined GMB at 16 as an apprentice in the gas industry and this is his second term of office, following his first election as the union’s leader in 2021. Congratulations Gary!

Wishing a very happy Passover to everyone celebrating Chag Pesach Sameach!

It is trans day of visibility - today and always we stand with the trans community 🏳️‍⚧️ #TransgenderDayofVisibility

Sudden, shabby and senseless: Street cleaning teams rally in Glasgow after being ordered to move to depot miles from neighbourhoods they serve. bit.ly/487WYm7

After 75 years, owners Volvo want to stop building Rokbak trucks in Lanarkshire putting 120 jobs at risk. Mark Griffin MSP tells Holyrood that Scotland cannot afford to lose the skills, experience and industrial firepower.

Eid Mubarak 🌙✨ Wishing you peace, joy, and blessings. 💫

GMB has long called for a steel strategy - it’s huge that we now have a plan. This Government has done more for UK steel than any of its predecessors. But questions around ownership of Scunthorpe and the future technology mix remain key to workers' long-term security. #Steel