Sacked P&O crews to mount Glasgow protest against mass sackings by ferry company

Sacked P&O ferry crews are to protest outdoors the Glasgow recruitment workplace reportedly concerned in hiring workers to switch the 800 union members dismissed on the spot from the firm’s ferry route s.

The RMT union stated the demonstration will happen on the places of work of Clyde Marine Recruitment, Govan Street, on Monday.

A variety of demonstrations have already taken place at ports across the UK amid requires P&O Ferries’ boss Peter Hebblethwaite to resign over the corporate’s choice to make use of company workers on cheaper salaries, together with on the Cairnryan-Larne line between Scotland and Northern Eire.

Chief govt Peter Hebblethwaite admitted the ferry large broke employment regulation when it sacked 800 employees with out discover.

He was urged by MPs to stop after acknowledging there may be “completely little doubt” the ferry operator was required to seek the advice of with commerce unions.

Talking forward of Monday’s protest the union’s basic secretary Mick Lynch stated: “We're making it clear that there's nowhere to run and nowhere to cover for many who have been complicit within the P&O jobs bloodbath.

“We'll hold the stress on at each alternative till we get justice for the P&O employees."

Lynch added: "We look ahead to one other good turnout tomorrow after the weekends protests and vastly recognize the outstanding solidarity from our commerce union colleagues on this dispute"

“There will probably be extra protests, extra campaigning and extra political stress this week as we ratchet up the struggle and harness the general public anger on the jobs carve up on our ferries.”

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