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RICHARD LEONARD has given his “wholehearted endorsement” to labour law reforms which would give workers a “Nae Pasaran” right to solidarity action.
The Scottish Labour leader, who will address trade unionists at the three-day gathering today, has backed the Charter of Workers’ Rights for Scotland, a new document published by the Institute of Employment Rights (IER) calling for a massive shake-up of Scottish workplaces.
It calls for the Scottish government to establish a new position of labour secretary and says the devolved administration should use “coercive powers” to shift the balance of labour laws in favour of workers.
Witnessing a war of words at a meeting on tackling militarism at The World Transformed, BEN COWLES spoke to a union rep who is organising against war from inside the arms industry itself, to hear about worker-led solutions to ending weapons production
RMT leader Eddie Dempsey's stark warning shook up a fringe meeting at the Scottish TUC
