'transport home after a late night shift is fundamentally important'
Glasgow councillors are being urged to back safe and free transport home for late-night bar and club workers.
It is expected union members will gather outside the city chambers at 9am [Thursday] to show their support for the motion. “As the biggest local authority in the country, passing Get Me Home Safely in Glasgow would send the strongest message yet to late night workers and employers alike that transport home after a late night shift is fundamentally important to their overall safety and working conditions.
He added: “Our night time workforce often have to rely on precarious provision of public transport or private hire to get home safely: this must simply stop being overlooked by employers.
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