Nothing new on offer to workers

Nothing new on offer to workers

Nothing has changed for these workers who overwhelm­ingly voted to strike on N30, so why should they now accept and capitulate? The fight for a recall local gov­ernment sector UNISON confer­ence, which requires support from 25 per cent of branches, is a central plank to overturning the capitulation…

No retreat on cuts fight

No retreat on cuts fight

The experiences of 2011 and prospects in 2012 for working class people can be captured in one phrase: grim – and grimmer! Food bills, domestic fuel, transport costs and daily essentials rocket as wages are frozen. The sick, disabled and unemployed are hounded and demonised by the Westminster…

Workers show power in action

Workers show power in action

“I’LL remember this day for the rest of my life!” So said Steven, a UNISON steward in Glasgow’s museums, as we marched with about 20,000 others to Glasgow’s Barrowlands on 30 November. He has that in common with over 300,000 people across Scotland, up to 3million UK-wide, who…

Sparks fly against brutal cuts

Sparks fly against brutal cuts

As over 20 unions ballot 3 mil­lion public sector workers for united strike action on 30 November against…

What a way to ruin a railway

What a way to ruin a railway

Privatisation doesn’t happen in only one move. New steps occur after new tensions arise. The Labour government inspired…

Stow staff strike for fair pay

Stow staff strike for fair pay

Dozens of UNISON members at Stow College have taken to the streets in recent weeks to demand the…

Build St Andrew’s Day showdown

Build St Andrew’s Day showdown

The 15,000 people who marched on the STUC’s People First demo will have looked around them, through the…

Quarriers workers fight goes on

Quarriers workers fight goes on

ON 6 September, Quarriers workers across Scotland staged a one day strike in response the to the intransigent…

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