Gibraltar’s representation at the Labour Party Conference continued yesterday evening with the Gibraltar Reception hosted by the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and featuring a keynote speech by the UK Minister for Europe and the Overseas Territories Stephen Doughty MP.
Unite the union says it is “extremely pleased” that Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has selected Mitie Defence Ltd as the preferred bidder for the new contract in Gibraltar. The £155 million contract, will provide maintenance work, repairs, servicing, and hard facilities management to the MOD's estate in Gibraltar.
Unite the union today has said that negotiations since the demonstration on Tuesday 29th March have led to agreements on the issues of contracts, resources, extra days and relief cover. Nursing staff have been carrying out selective industrial action of non-uniform wearing since December 2021 due to a "number of concerns and longstanding frustrations that the Gibraltar Health Authority have failed to address."
The GHA Director General has welcomed the vote by Unite the Union members across Nursing to return to uniform, following agreements on both sides regarding contracts, resources, extra days and relief cover.