TUC general secretary PAUL NOWAK speaks to the Morning Star’s Berny Torre about the increasing frustration the trade union movement feels at a government that promised change, but has been too slow to bring it about
The Glasgow women’s strike for equal pay shows what can be won when we stand together
At Unison, we’re working to not only increase pay, but to increase the value and respect for those jobs traditionally done by women, says CHRISTINA McANEA
DIANE ABBOTT exposes the misconceptions, rumours and downright lies perpetrated around immigration issues
With 12,000 fewer teachers since 2010 and dwindling resources, Scotland’s schools desperately need investment to support diverse learners rather than empty promises from politicians, writes ANDREA BRADLEY
Reversing outsourcing is the pre-election promise the government must honour, says Unison general secretary CHRISTINA McANEA
EMAN ABU ZAYED reminisces about the perilous time her family and neighbours endured in northern Gaza and how they were forced, in fear of their lives, to flee south
The EIS president who defended Marxist politics in the 1980s fought Thatcherite educational policies while organising Teachers for Peace rallies and ensuring Morning Star circulation in Scotland’s pit villages and factories, writes JOHN FOSTER
ALMOST 35 years after the principle of equal pay for work of equal value became law, more than 8,000 workers — mostly low-paid women — had to go the lengths of taking strike action against Glasgow City Council to actually make it a reality.
The workers were predominantly care employees, learning-support workers in schools, nursery staff, cleaners and catering workers.
The strike in October was the biggest equal pay strike in the UK. This was a dispute that had been running for more than a decade and there had been many attempts — both through legal and industrial action — to resolve it. But that final push, with thousands taking strike action, was the key to securing a settlement.
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