A row has erupted between unions and Aberdeen’s Labour-led council over a day to remember fallen workers.
The UNITE and UCATT unions have called for urgent talks with local authority bosses after staff at the Kittybrewster depot were not invited to commemorate Workers Memorial Day on April 28.
Union bosses Tommy Campbell, of UNITE, and Steve Dillon, of UCATT, are now arguing the meeting should be rearranged, so their members can attend and address other issues of concern about disciplinary procedures.
In a joint statement, they said: “Union members expressed concerns about not being invited by management to the International Workers Memorial Day on April 28 at their depot.
“This is another example of an ‘us and them’ attitude emanating from their management.
“It beggars belief that the [Building Services] Director Pete Leonard advised his management team on April 25 to invite the building services workers to the Kittybrewster event on April 28, which the management then failed to do.
“Steve Dillon reminded a senior manager on the Wednesday afternoon to send a message out, but the workforce have confirmed they were never told.
“Meantime, the workers are demanding the memorial meeting be rearranged.”
An Aberdeen City Council spokesman said: “We are happy to sit down and discuss any concerns that unions may have.”