For workers’ action – not pleas to politicians
by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser The woman serving me a coffee at the STUC Conference spoke volumes in a short chat. After asking where I was from, and me ...
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Homeless caseworkers’ strike
by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser Seventy caseworkers in Glasgow city council’s Homeless Service have been staging an indefinite strike since 31 March. ...
Bakers’ union leads fight for £10/hr minimum wage
SSP national workplace organiser Richie Venton spoke to the Regional Officer of the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers’ Union, Alan Milne Richie asked Alan about the ...
Billionaires and buttons for wages
by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser The crime of poverty pay is becoming even more criminal. In a cheap stunt to absorb some of the growing fury of working ...
Defy all cuts: there is an alternative
by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser The contrast could not be starker. As the people of Greece give a resounding NO! to austerity, the councillors of Scotland ...
Unions must break from Labour Tories: stop funding arsonists to torch your home!
by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser On 1 July 2014 I wrote an article for the Voice—“Ructions after the Referendum”—which included the statement: ...
Demand a Scottish £10/hour minimum wage – resist Tory class war
by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others”, was the memorable satirical line in George ...
The struggle continues: not another wasted generation!
by Richie Venton, SSP workplace organiser Those who fought and voted for Scottish independence are entitled to feel gutted at the result. And angry at the lies and scare ...
Nail Labour’s lies to workers!
by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser The working class hold the key to the referendum vote. And the outcome of the referendum is key to the prospects of better ...
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