WORKERS at the Tollcross McVitie's factory will take their fight to Holyrood tomorrow in a last-ditch attempt to save jobs.
Last week, employees at the factory received formal redundancy notices and are now in a 45-day period of consultation with pladis, who own the factory.
The staff will hold a socially distanced protest outside of the Scottish Parliament ahead of Prime Minister's Questions.
Supported by the GMB Union, the workforce is calling on politicians to stand with them and the community, to demand that David Murray, managing director of pladis participates in a meaningful consultation over alternative proposals.
A petition to save jobs at the factor has now gathered 72,000 signatures.
GMB Scotland Organiser David Hume said:
“Workers at the McVitie’s site in Tollcross are fighting for their factory and their future, and every day the collective voice of the workforce and the local community grows louder.
“GMB committed to exploring every avenue to save these jobs and bring investment into this business but, if we’re to pursue alternative proposals to secure a future for these workers, we need the decision makers at pladis to come to the table.
“David Murray can’t be allowed to hide out in London while condemning Glasgow to a new generation of manufacturing decline. We’re calling on politicians to stand with the workers and the local community.
“It’s their factory and their future, and they want to fight for it.”
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