Scottish Tourism Workers League

Campaigning for secure, fair and sustainable employment for workers in Scottish tourism.

[Better Than Zero @betterthanzero]

Workers from @tribecadiner in Merchant City are fighting to reclaim a huge backlog of missing pay, and to expose a 'toxic workplace environment' at the business. (1/2)

[STUC @ScottishTUC]

📢Attention Highlands and Islands trade unionists📢

Are you interested in teaching pupils about their rights at work? Come along to our STUC Unions into Schools rep training in Wick on 30 June to strengthen the outreach of Unions into Schools into H&I ⤵️

https://t.co/41S0QUGF2o

[Unite Hospitality @FairHospitality]

There is no other industry where a 19yo bar manager with significant experience would expect to be paid 30% less than a 24yo who’s never pulled a pint…

[Better Than Zero @betterthanzero]

UK recruiters are making a killing charging illegal recruitment fees to seasonal migrant workers. This is becoming more rife with the growth of the UK govt's seasonal worker scheme.

Get in touch with us if you or someone you know is affected.

https://t.co/MMOGQzMRpU

[Scottish Tourism Workers League @WorkersTourism]

"The business will come back, but the staffing won’t come back this summertime."

The industry has spent nearly 2 years shooting itself in the foot by refusing to address this. These are the consequences. Working conditions desperately need to improve.

https://t.co/A6tlqZxBbe

[Scottish Tourism Workers League @WorkersTourism]

From last year: https://t.co/VE2lxXVjBU

[Scottish Tourism Workers League @WorkersTourism]

It's deeply worrying to see the ongoing expansion of this company, after they sacked and evicted workers from Kylesku last year.

HCH has continued to acquire hotels across the Highlands since, aided by generous Scotgov-backed loans.

[SLTN @TheSLTN]

Hotels group @highland_coast has acquired the Plockton Inn, taking its portfolio to five

https://t.co/aINZyI3DjF

[Better Than Zero @betterthanzero]

📢 Demonstration in support of P&O Workers ⛴️
🚨 Monday 28/03 - 11am - Clyde Marine Recruitment (Govan Road, Glasgow)📢

Clyde Marine Recruitment are responsible for recruiting the scab labour to replace @RMT members on P&O’s routes.

#BoycottPandOFerries #SaveOurSeafarers

[Scottish Tourism Workers League @WorkersTourism]

How can Scottish tourism be better for workers?

We're gathering views from workers in the industry (heritage, tour guides, hospitality, visitor attractions) for our next meeting with tourism minister @Ivan_McKee.

Have your say - fill in this form:

https://t.co/x2ARVQgBmX

[Better Than Zero @betterthanzero]

The crisis of low pay in precarious work is nothing new, but the rapid and substantial increase in the cost of living is placing so many workers in a dire and unsustainable position.

[Scottish Tourism Workers League @WorkersTourism]

If you work at any of the hotels in the Crieff Hydro 'family', please let us know how you think they could make these jobs more attractive...

[Scottish Tourism Workers League @WorkersTourism]

Crieff Hydro complain to the council and the press about how 'the locals don't want to work', when they're advertising jobs like this. Not a single one of their listings specifies salary. Why isn't this mentioned in the @STVNews article?

[STV News @STVNews]

A four-star hotel with 50 job vacancies is struggling to recruit staff from the local area despite ongoing unemployment issues. https://t.co/X0ih642aWE

[Just Mick @McAuleyMick]

@WorkersTourism @betterthanzero @STVNews STV missing out the split shifts and 0 hrs contracts - offer decent t’s and c’s and you can fill any job

[First Minister @paulstewarty]

@WorkersTourism @STVNews Part time, casual and split shifts, what more could a potential employee want or need? Disgraceful.

[Not Very Merry @not_very_merry]

Many of our members are still having to make requests over and over for holiday pay they are owed, and being ignored. This is a bare minimum ask and legal requirement and the company can’t even fulfil it. This is far from over.

[Trades Union Congress @The_TUC]

NEW 🚨📈: Over 1 million workers are now on zero-hours contracts.

Time to follow countries like Ireland, France and NZ - and ban them.

[Better Than Zero @betterthanzero]

Sign up here: https://t.co/fgdctPveox 🪑🔧☕️

[Amy Tait @amywestwell]

📢 Running a workshop for young workers in Edinburgh on Saturday the 26th with the Peoples' Story museum, looking at how the first trade unions in Scotland were formed and what we can learn from them🪑🚲. Here's where you apply📝:

https://t.co/INdvw27776

[Better Than Zero @betterthanzero]

Trains across most of Scotland will stop running at 4pm today, with 'danger to life' warnings issued.

If it's not safe to be on public transport, you should be allowed to go home without any loss of pay.

Let us know if you have any problems.

[Scottish Tourism Workers League @WorkersTourism]

£4.45m from the publicly-owned SNIB for Highland Coast Hotels. That'd be same HCH who sacked and evicted workers without warning in September.

If the purpose of SNIB is to create a 'fairer, more sustainable economy', more oversight is desperately needed.

https://t.co/8x1luwtfAx