VIDEO: Workers march to Scottish Parliament in Battle for BiFab
ByCourier reporters
The workers assemble ahead of the march to the Scottish Parliament.
Hundreds of redundancy-threatened workers have gathered in Edinburgh to “Battle for BiFab”.
In a rally organised by the GMB Scotland and Unite unions, the workers gathered on the Royal Mile before marching to the Scottish Parliament to demand action to save the firm.
A spokesman said: “The BiFab workers have courageously decided to continue to work to complete their current contract, despite having no guarantee that they will be paid.
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“Trade unionists are staffing the gates so that equipment and materials cannot be removed from the Methil yard.
“This is a viable workforce and these are viable yards – important strategic assets – ready and able to help deliver the future of Scottish manufacturing.”
Unions claim the firm’s financial difficulties are a result of Dutch-owned contractor, Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL), not paying the company for work already completed.
However, SHL maintains it has continued to pay BiFab on time and estimated that 61% of the work had been completed in return for paying BiFab 61% of the project value.
VIDEO: Workers march to Scottish Parliament in Battle for BiFab
