Alexander Dennis Strike
Falkirk, Camelon Alexander Dennis. Hundreds of workers at Camelon coach builders down tools for fortnight over pay dispute. Around 400 Unite members and GMB members based at Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) in Camelon and Larbert began a fortnight-long strike today as a dispute over pay continues
Falkirk, Camelon Alexander Dennis. Hundreds of workers at Camelon coach builders down tools for fortnight over pay dispute. Around 400 Unite members and GMB members based at Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) in Camelon and Larbert began a fortnight-long strike today as a dispute over pay continues
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00:00 [Music]
00:04 [Street noise]
00:18 Hi, I'm Pat Egan, Regional Officer for the United Union.
00:21 We're here in the street at Alexander's, Venice Limited, for the next few weeks.
00:25 There's wage talks going on since April, but no further forward, and the guys are just very, very angry.
00:32 So they're wanting something done. It's a cut in real terms, and the guys have decided to take action.
00:38 They're on up to Christmas. It's a big sacrifice that these people are making, and United stand by them throughout.
00:45 And this is a salary and wage negotiations for '23 and '24?
00:51 It was for '23, and back to April. They say it should have been sorted long before now,
00:56 but the same last year, and we went over, and the company's dragging their heels on it.
01:01 We want to get it done, quick, sorted, and get a happy workforce going in there.
01:05 And is there communication with the company?
01:07 Not at the minute.
01:09 [crowd noise]
01:27 Dom Pritchard, GMB full-time official.
01:30 And Dom, what are the objectives for GMB today?
01:33 The objectives for GMB and their members today is to try and force the company into giving their members a decent pay rise.
01:42 And leading up to Christmas, that's not a good time of year to be losing out on wages.
01:46 It's a very big sacrifice their members are taking, and it's one that they don't take lightly.
01:52 And what are you calling on the company to do?
01:55 I'm calling on the company to get back round the table and improve their pay offer.
02:00 [crowd noise]
02:16 [music]
02:21 [MUSIC]