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Scottish independence and the British trade union movement
JOHN McINALLY argues the British trade union movement can maintain unity by adopting an independent class position and fully supporting the democratic right of Scottish workers to pursue national self-determination
All Under One Banner demonstration for Scottish independence outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh

THE re-elected Scottish National Party government, with Green Party support, has won a clear mandate for a second independence referendum.  

The Scottish Trades Union Congress has passed a motion stating that “the Scottish Parliament should have the power to hold a referendum on Scotland’s future and should not require UK government consent.”  

This democratic right to a second referendum must be unequivocally supported by every socialist and trade union leadership throughout Britain and Ireland.  

National self-determination: a democratic strategy for the trade unions

  1. The union would provide information on both campaigns so members could decide which to support and PCS would continue to campaign on industrial issues with the Scottish government, as well as with the Westminster government, and would continue to press its demands on PCS’s alternative to austerity, cuts and privatisation with both the Yes and No campaigns;
  1. Support Yes, and
  1. Support No.
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