Workplace News

Philip StottMay 27, 2020
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Take profit out of health – Care workers need our full wage if off sick

By a Scottish care worker and Unison member The ongoing row between care providers, trade unions and the Scottish government…
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Philip StottMay 26, 2020
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Scottish teaching union demands no return to school until safe

School pupils in Scotland will begin to return to school on August 11, if safe to do so. That is…
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Philip StottMay 21, 2020
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Clap for carers but don’t give them the right to organise, say the SNP and Tories

Philip Stott The Scottish National Party-led government at Holyrood disgraced themselves this week. In doing so they exposed, not for…
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Philip StottMay 19, 2020
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Royal Mail boss forced out in wake of postal workers’ action

Gary Clark, secretary of Scotland No 2 branch of the Communications Workers Union (CWU), addressed, via Zoom, hundreds of National…
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Philip StottMay 18, 2020
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No return to work without trade union agreement, mass testing and protection

Chris Sermanni, Glasgow City Unison social work convener It was immediately apparent as Scotland and the UK went into lockdown…
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Philip StottMay 6, 2020
143

Postal workers defeat Royal Mail bosses’ plans

Gary Clark, secretary Scotland No 2 branch Communications Workers Union (CWU) CWU members have forced Royal Mail to retreat over…
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Philip StottMay 5, 2020
152

Highland NHS and council bosses attack workers amidst the pandemic

Sean Robertson, Highland branch Socialist Party Scotland In yet another display of complete ineptitude by NHS Highland management, NHS staff…
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Philip StottMay 4, 2020
153

Covid-19: Care workers deserve better than this

Public ownership of the care sector essential By a Scottish care home nurse The grim reality of how Covid-19 is…
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Philip StottApril 29, 2020
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Irish police use Covid-19 emergency powers to disperse Dublin shop workers’ protest

Ciarán McKenna, Committee for a Workers’ International Ireland In the main, there is support among the working class for the…
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Philip StottApril 24, 2020
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Paisley civil servants protest after Covid outbreak

By a Jobcentre worker On Friday 24th April, civil servants in Paisley Jobcentre held an outdoors union meeting following an…
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