Mid Gavin Nursery in Howwood, Renfrewshire, was acquired by SomersetNurseries, a small Glasgow-based chain, in March.
Since the takeover, around 75 per cent of the nursery's workforce havejoined GMB, but the nursery's management has so far refused to recognisetheir membership for collective bargaining.
Staff have taken individual grievances to the union, which includechanges to their pay dates which they claim resulted in bank charges forsome nursery workers, changes to their holiday entitlement overChristmas, and the over-taxing of some staff.
The GMB has met with the management over individual contract-relatedgrievances, but has not been able to progress recognition of the unionfor the purpose of negotiating wages and terms and conditions ofemployment.
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