Education is in a special class of crisis
(Photo: Craig Maclean) Lecturers and other staff at the University of Edinburgh are beginning a further three days of strike action in a dispute over the university’s plans ...
Workplace
Wildfires shine a light on fire and rescue service cuts
The outbreak of numerous wildfires in Scotland has been news headlines in recent weeks. SSP national trade union organiser Richie Venton spoke about this to Colin Brown, the ...
For struggle and socialist policies to end Labour’s class war
by Richie Venton, SSP national trade union organiser • A new and vicious class war against the working class has been unleashed, against the sick, the disabled, children, ...
Not lovin’ it: abuse and sexual harassment at McDonald’s
by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser • The multinational McDonald’s has been accused of allowing ongoing sexual abuse and harassment by managers against its ...
Refuse to be slaves – defend the right to strike!
The Tories are hellbent on turning workers into slaves. They are rushing through legislation on so-called Minimum Service Levels that would effectively ban the right to strike for countless workers... writes RICHIE VENTON ...
Colleges fire-and-rehire victory as McVitie’s workers fight on
An outright victory against fire-and-rehire at Forth Valley College by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser · Strike action and solidarity has won an outright, ...
Stop the Tollcross massacre: fight to save every job at McVitie’s
We need decisive action to halt devastation • by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser · Nearly 500 workers and their families at the last major manufacturing ...
A victory for strikes and solidarity
by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser · Lecturers in Scotland’s Further Education colleges have won an important victory that should boost the fighting morale ...
Fight on for fair pay: reject the offers in NHS and local government
by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser · Workers in both the NHS and local authorities are balloting on pay offers from the Scottish Government and COSLA, the ...
Shame on O’Shea and the British Gas boardroom thugs!
Demand industrial action to reinstate workers and their contracts – nationalise under workers’ control! by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser · Within 3 ...
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