Victory to the UCU!
by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser • The breadth and depth of strike action by staff at ten Scottish universities, and 61 across the UK, is unprecedented. ...
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Real action is necessary to challenge workplace sexism
by Jenni Gunn • The political, economic and social position of women in Scotland in 2016 looks markedly different from the way in which it looked for my mother’s ...
Safety before profit – victory to the guards
by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser • The strike by ScotRail conductors/guards against the Abellio bosses’ mad dash towards Driver Only Operated (DOO) ...
‘Yes’ vote in RMT ScotRail ballot
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 ...
Unions must take action for £10NOW
by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser • The season of major trade union conferences is kicking off, amidst the cacophony of barefaced lies about the ...
How to win an industrial dispute in three not so easy lessons
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 ...
A healthy Scottish media is essential for democracy
NUJ Scottish Organiser Paul Holleran surveys the media scene While the business of publishing newspapers is still a profitable pastime there is no denying it is at a ...
‘We can’t give up on Zero Hours Contracts just because the Tories have a majority’
Richie Venton spoke to Alan Milne, Scottish Organiser of the Bakers, Food & Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) on current events and campaigns What’s been happening lately on ...
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 ...
Workers ask: Whose side are the parties on?
by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser You could be forgiven for forgetting that the working class make up the vast majority of the population, judging by how our ...
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