TRADE unionists issued a rallying call yesterday, urging workers to go on the offensive rather then begging governments for their rights.

At an STUC fringe organised by the Morning Star, Institute of Employment Rights (IER) and People’s Assembly Scotland, Ruth Dukes said the IER was seeking to “refocus the debates around labour law, and put collective bargaining at the heart of the discussion.”

Unite senior regional organiser Roz Foyer said that the vast majority of IER’s manifesto could be delivered under a Corbyn government but added that “trade unions organising is crucial to winning on this agenda.”