A radical new mural in the Calton in Glasgow is a striking tribute to working class culture and a concrete medium for raising awareness about centuries of struggle in the city. Artist Mack Colours and organiser Claire Peden speak to the editor about its story and significance. What is featured in the mural as an […]
On March 30th, Feed the Weans, championed by Unite for a Workers’ Economy and Together Against Debt won its campaign demand for all £300,000 of school meal debt held by Glasgow City Council and individual schools across the city to be cancelled. Organiser Lucia Harrington explains the organising theory and practice they used to serve […]
Cat Wayland reflects on the UCU Marking and Assessment Boycott from the perspective of the University of Edinburgh branch. After yet another renewed national mandate for industrial action, April 20th saw University and College Union (UCU) members embark on a Marking and Assessment Boycott (MAB) as part of the union’s Four Fights dispute with employers. […]
A Radical Hearth – Editorial Lessons from Strike Season – Olivia Crook, Lara, Paula Dixon, Amber Ward Glimmers of a Resurgent Student Movement? – Coll McCail Poem: Erasure Yoga for Striking Workers – Allie Kerper The Mythical Separation Between Workers and Public – Roz Foyer Nourished by Love – Rona Proudfoot No Routes Left: Striking […]
Olivia Crook, Lara, Paula Dixon, and Amber Ward paint vibrant scenes from the education pickets. ‘I didn’t know that anyone had ever written a song about a picket line!’ I laugh. Everyone I know outside of work knows every song ever written about pickets. But this morning, one of the probationer teachers at my school […]
Coll McCail detecs solidarity between students and staff that is regenerating a united movement that can face current challenges. Thirteen years ago, thousands of students stormed Conservative Party headquarters. The ramifications of the Millbank occupation reached far beyond the student movement. It was a critical juncture in the fight against David Cameron’s austerity agenda. Since […]
Allie Kerper’s erasure poem from the transcript of ‘Yoga for Golfers’ by Yoga with Adriene. The spine is collapsing.We’re gonna unravel time. Tired, rickety,we need to do this. Everything under the wrists,tension in belly. Deep breath, drop the Earthand look forward. Exhale, claw into the base.Up sweet spine, turn left, find a rock.Reach up in […]
Rona Proudfoot describes the Valentine’s letters written for striking posties in Glasgow. I have recently joined a union and found myself part of the growing group from all walks of life who are volunteering their time on picket lines in support of striking workers. Although I’m new to this, some of my companions have been […]
Enas Magzoub finds that local authority decisions in transport and education have increased the burden on underpaid workers. More than half a million workers across the country have taken part in industrial action so far this year. Many are striking while facing the particular difficulties affecting rural Scotland. For instance, privately-owned and unregulated bus providers, […]
Peter Frase, New York, February 2023 My last visit to Scotland coincided with May Day 2022, and it’s always a pleasure for an American socialist to experience the workers’ day in another country. Despite having its origins in the 19th Century US labor movement, May Day in the States has long had the status of […]