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Scottish teachers in massive 48-hour strike for 10%
By Socialist Party Scotland members in the EIS The national 48-hour strike held on February 28 and March 1 by…
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Unions were right! Schools are not safe
Jim Halfpenny, West Dunbartonshire EIS joint branch secretary (personal capacity) As we move, once again, into a potential lockdown for…
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Scottish teachers massively vote to reject derisory pay offer – Strike ballot now!
By Jim Halfpenny, West Dunbartonshire EIS (personal capacity) An incredible 98% of EIS members (the main teachers’ union Scotland) have voted…
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An inspiring victory for striking college lecturers
By Matt Dobson After six days of national strike action, lecturers in Scotland’s colleges have won a major victory in…
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Striking college lecturers raging at Swinney’s attacks
By Matt Dobson The SNP-led Scottish government has sided with College Scotland’s cuts program and anti-trade union agenda by trying…
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Tax increases on workers are no answer to brutal austerity
Statement from Socialist Party Scotland Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has proposed raising the Scottish Rate of Income Tax by…
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John Swinney wields the Tory axe against jobs and public services
Philip Stott reports John Swinney’s budget for 2016 /17 has exploded the myth of an “anti-austerity” SNP-led Scottish government prepared…
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