🌹 @ScottishLabour MSP for Central Scotland ✊ Trade unionist 🙌 The cause of labour is the hope of the world ❌ No longer using this site
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Anders Holch Povlsen, the Earl of Seafield, the Earl of Granville, the Earl of Sutherland, the Camerons of Lochiel, the Duke of Westminster.
Extreme wealth among the poverty of our Highlands and Islands.
What is wrong here is the way society and the economy are organised.
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OTD in 1893, the foundation conference of the Independent Labour Party was held in Bradford, and Keir Hardie MP was elected as its first chair.
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Wishing all our members, followers and supporters a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Thank You for your Hard Work, Support & Solidarity! In 2024✊ @CWUnews
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NEW: Former Scottish Labour leader says WASPI women have been 'very badly let down' by Keir Starmer's decision not to provide compensation.
Richard Leonard (@LabourRichard) says 'people across the Labour movement believe these women have been served an injustice'
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Sharing the school library love with @LabourRichard - thank you for saying hello @ScotParl and speaking out on behalf of this vital, valuable sector!
ALT Kirsten and Richard Leonard with a ‘School Libraries are Essential’ blackboard.
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EXCLUSIVE: Former Scottish Labour leader @LabourRichard has told @heraldscotland the promise made to Waspi women over compensation "must be honoured" after the UK Government ruled this out.
heraldscotland.com/news/2480…
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I stood up in Parliament today and criticised this decision because it’s wrong. Let’s be clear, compensating WASPI women for their state pension is justice. It’s correcting a failure of government that left millions of women blindsided. #WASPI #waspiwomen
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Thank you to everyone who supported our demonstration today outside the Scottish Parliament.
Together we will Save ScotRail Ticket Offices ✊
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ALT Campaigners, including MSP's Richard Leonard, Katy Clark and Pam Duncan-Glancy, outside the Scottish Parliament. They are holding a bright blue banner that reads "save ScotRail ticket offices" whilst many people are waving RMT flags or holding placards.
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Big thanks to all that joined us at our demonstration outside the Scottish parliament today. Help save ScotRail ticket offices!! @RMTunion
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Join a discussion on how we develop an Industrial Strategy for West Scotland. All welcome👇
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Solidarity from @RMTunion ✊
Mick Lynch, RMT General Secretary on the picket line with Guardian & Observer journalists who are on strike for 48 hours over plans to sell the Observer to a loss-making digital start up.
ALT RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch on the picket line with Guardian and Observer journalists who are taking strike action today. Mick is photographed stood in front of a banner that is black with a yellow border and that reads 'Save the Observer. Better Read than Dead' in black and orange lettering.
ALT Dozens of journalists are joined by RMT General Secretary on the picket line this morning. The striking journalists are holding placards that read 'support the strike' and behind them all is a large black, orange and yellow banner.
Today Guardian & Observer journalists are on strike for 48 hours over plans to sell the Observer to a loss-making digital start up and put its journalism behind a paywall.🧵
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The 1915 Glasgow rent strike led by Mary Barbour played a vital role in the introduction of the Rent Restriction Act - the first legislation in Britain to cap rents.
We need more of that legislation today. Rents are skyrocketing and are as unaffordable as they have ever been.
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a history our🌹movement can be proud of! I am currently writing about Mary Barbour and her involvement in the Socialist Sunday School movement - she fought for free school milk, children’s playgrounds, municipal wash-houses, an end to slum housing & much more...✊
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UK and Scot Gov now have Unite's plan for the future of Grangemouth refinery. A green plan and a real just transition for the site. Yesterday Grangemouth reps had positive discussions with MSPs from all parties in and @UniteSharon meets UK Gov next week. It's not too late!
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In a capitalist economy there will always be companies which seek profit from war.
Greed trumping basic human solidarity.
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What a day - cold but determined!!
Workers from Grangemouth and across the oil and gas sector took to the streets of Edinburgh today. @UniteSharon met with @ScotGovFM this morning then spoke at the Rally outside Scottish Parliament. 🧵
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If the Scottish Government wants a budget for economic growth, they can start by investing in our workers and our public services.
📹 @RozFoyer on @ITVBorderRB with @suttonmatty
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Solidarity to all @unitetheunion members fighting to save their jobs and community at Grangemouth - the Scottish and UK Governments cannot allow this vital resource to close
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We're in Edinburgh marching to save Scotland's last oil refinery.
This is an act of industrial vandalism. #Grangemouth is essential to the success of the Scottish economy and politicians from all parties need to focus on finding a viable solution.
