'Excessive in the extreme': Union takes legal action over Clyde nuclear base 'political ban'
LEGAL action is being taken against Clyde nuclear base owners over a 'ban' on political activity.
Unite union leaders are angry over what they call an instruction by Babcock Marine made to its workforce that they should not be involved in any process which could be described as political ‘lobbying’.
The concerns are that it may 'distort' the Ministry of Defence's new Future Maritime Support Programme (FMSP), which could be worth up to £200m to the bases.
Babcock says that the ban relates to employees engaging with politicians over "non-commercially sensitive information".