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First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon speaks during the launch of the SNP party manifesto at the Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock, ahead of the May 5 council elections
FIRST MINISTER Nicola Sturgeon paid tribute to the “invaluable” role of trade unions in standing up for workers during the pandemic as she addressed the Scottish TUC yesterday.
Ms Sturgeon said government decisions through successive Covid waves had been influenced by regular consultation with the STUC general council.
“The pandemic exacerbated many of the deep inequalities in our society. We know your experience of the pandemic differed enormously based on your income, job security and housing situation,” she said.
Ben Chacko talks to RMT leader EDDIE DEMPSEY about how the key to fixing broken Britain lies in collective sectoral bargaining, restoring unions’ ability to take solidarity strike action and bringing about the much-vaunted ‘wave of insourcing’
