RMT Press Office

RMT responds to SNP Trade Union Group statement on the RMT CalMac dispute.

See SNP TUG statement below. RMT responds.



General Secretary Mick Cash said;



"This statement from a group claiming to represent trade unionists makes not a single mention of support for fellow trade unionists battling to defend jobs and services and instead hides behind a barrage of EU anti-worker legislation that has no relevance at all to this dispute and which could be challenged anyway with a united campaign.



"RMT would appeal to rank and file SNP members and supporters to reject this defeatist line and stand by a workforce fighting to defend jobs, conditions, safety and lifeline ferry services against this attack. You can't claim to be anti-austerity, pro working class and pro public services and then duck the issue when jobs and services are under all out attack like on CalMac. The question to the SNP TU Goup is which side are you o‎n?"



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http://snp-tug.scot/2015/06/snp-trade-union-group-statement-on-the-rmt-calmac-dispute/



