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THE Scottish government was told to put its unspent money where its anti-austerity rhetoric is yesterday by using the £444 million underspend to help cash-strapped councils and defend vital public services.
Congress delegates unanimously backed a demand for a moratorium on public sector job cuts, and backed the People’s Assembly and other community campaigns for full employment and fair pay.
Edinburgh TUC’s Duncan Smith said: “People think the public sector has been saved north of the border in some miraculous way — but that’s just not the case.
Unison national officer CLARE WILLIAMS spoke to the Morning Star about the union’s priority campaigns and why they will not let up just because the Prime Minister has changed
As Scotland heads to the polls, the main parties offer variations on the same script, says MATT KERR
Working-class women lead the fight for fair work and equitable pay and against sexual harassment, the rise of the far right and years of failed austerity policies, writes ROZ FOYER