Issue 104
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Issue 104
Bridge Over Troubled Waters?
Mar – Apr 2018
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Brexit blues and polling problems
The Editor reflects on the challenges facing Unions in Scotland. Unsurprisingly, there are differences and similarities.
The economy: if it is broken, fix it
Grahame Smith lambasts the continuation of a broken economic model.
Counting the cost of Carillion
Steven Dillon argues for a solution to the corporate craziness including a Construction Charter.
Land of milk and honey in our councils?
Lilian Macer says it’s time to turn the words into deeds on pay and funding.
Workload, pay and reform
Nicola Fisher reflects on a bad situation getting worse.
Bottom up organising is the key
Lynn Henderson argues how we organize our unions can hold out the promise of influence or impotence.
Why emergency response times matter
Denise Christie says the new fire and rescue service is getting worse.
A right royal bust up
John Brown outlines how his union ensured a successful outcome to its dispute with Royal Mail.
Wrong principles abound
Mary Senior reports on the depth of anger leading to the longest strike ever in universities.
Uniting our struggles
Mick Cash lays out what the RMT will be arguing for at the Aviemore STUC congress.
We need to change the tune
Caroline Sewell says the hope for the future is being endangered by actions in the present.
Unpaid work: ending the sins of no wages
Stewart McDonald makes the case for his parliamentary bill.
Dementia in the workplace
Louise Ritchie and Mike Danson suggest a number of helpful steps to combat the challenges.
Class interest and the ‘attainment gap’
Chris Holligan says neo-liberalism gives rise to the class differences and the ways governments respond.
Brexit and Scotland’s workers
Sarah Collins lays out a post-Brexit policy agenda.
Busting Lexit myths?
John Foster reviews the new pamphlet by Open Britain.
Spain v Catalonia: no final score yet
Colin Fox considers the continuing Catalonian crisis.
Film Review
Jackie Bergson reviews 'Human Flow' documentary (2017), directed by Ai Weiwei, written by Chin-Chin Yap & Tim Finch.
Book Review
Carole Ewart reviews 'Scotland, the UK and Brexit - A Guide to the Future' Edited by Gerry Hassan and Russell Gunson.
Book Review
Bob Thomson reviews 'Jimmy Reid – a Scottish political journey' by Kenny MacAskill.
KICK UP THE TABLOIDS
VLADIMIR McTAVISH writes from Largs on Trump, the antics of British politicians and changing the law in Australia.