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Workers and youth unite against capitalist polluters

August 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser · As we live through the molten heat, thunder and lightning, floods and general climate chaos of recent weeks, new reports on the catastrophic ...

Lecturers’ strike: ‘If we don’t win, it won’t just be a day’s strike pay we’ll be losing’

March 5, 2019 // 0 Comments

A striking college lecturer speaks to the Voice · “College lecturers are on our third week of strike action for a cost of living pay rise dating back two years. What do we want? 6.4 per cent ...

University bosses on the run: keep chasing them!

March 29, 2018 // 0 Comments

by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser • Strikes work! Well organised collective action, with full involvement and mobilisation of union members, can put to flight even the most ...

Safety before profit – victory to the guards

July 1, 2016 // 0 Comments

by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser • The strike by ScotRail conductors/guards against the Abellio bosses’ mad dash towards Driver Only Operated (DOO) trains is potentially a ...

‘Yes’ vote in RMT ScotRail ballot

June 9, 2016 // 0 Comments

by Voice Reporter • Rail union the RMT confirmed on 7 June that members voted overwhelmingly for both strike action and industrial action short of a strike over the extension of Driver Only ...

How to win an industrial dispute in three not so easy lessons

April 1, 2016 // 0 Comments

by Billy McChord, EIS-FELA Executive member, Branch Convener and RISE activist • There is much to be learned from the recent experience of the Further Education Lecturers Association’s ...

Homeless caseworkers’ strike

April 30, 2015 // 0 Comments

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. These workers, members of ...