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Ukrainian MP backs munitions depot workers set to strike

A Ukrainian MP has backed workers at a Scottish munitions depot who are set to strike next month. Staff at the Defence Equipment & Support (DES) site in Beith, North Ayrshire, will walk out between August 4 and 7 after 93% of them backed strike ...

28 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Strike at missile depot could threaten munitions supplies, says union

A strike by workers at a Ministry of Defence missile depot could threaten munitions supplies, a union has warned. GMB Scotland members at the Defence Equipment & Support (DES) munitions depot in Beith, North Ayrshire, will walk out on Monday ...

16 Jul 2023 at 17:05

Union urges MoD to resolve row with striking workers after forklift incident

Workers on strike at a Ministry of Defence (MoD) munitions site have raised concerns after a forklift truck being driven by a soldier spun off the road. GMB Scotland warned the incident raises questions about the role of soldiers being ...

21 Sept 2023 at 12:55

Missile depot workers to escalate strike action

Workers at a Ministry of Defence missile depot have voted to escalate strike action in a dispute over pay. GMB Scotland members at the munitions complex in Beith, North Ayrshire, which supplies missiles to Ukraine, will walk out for ...

09 Aug 2023 at 12:45

Shapps should help end dispute at depot that supplies arms to Ukraine, says SNP

The Defence Secretary has been urged to intervene in strikes taking place at a Scottish munitions depot after it was suggested missiles held there could help Ukraine win the war. In a letter to Grant Shapps, the SNP called for him ...

03 Oct 2023 at 21:43

Munitions depot staff providing missiles to Ukraine set for fresh strike

Workers at a munitions depot which provides missiles to Ukraine will strike for two weeks after accusing the Ministry of Defence of “bad faith”, a union said. Around 50 members of GMB Scotland at the MoD’s Defence, Equipment & ...

08 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Munition workers at MoD site vote on strike action

Staff at a munitions depot are voting on strike action in a row over bonuses. Workers at the Ministry of Defence’s 180-acre site in Beith, North Ayrshire, which is managed by Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), accused ...

26 May 2023 at 18:16

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