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Fair treatment demanded for Glasgow games staff

PUBLIC-services union Unison yesterday called for “fair treatment” of Glasgow staff who are working to make the 2014 Commonwealth Games a success.

Unison members have held a series of “pop-up” lunchbreak protests against the refusal by arm’s-length city-council leisure company Glasgow Life to pay enhancements to workers during the Games.

The union’s Glasgow branch secretary Brian Smith said: “Glasgow Life workers are working hard to make the games a success. We want these games to succeed, just like everyone else. 

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