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Glaswegians come together to mourn lives lost at work

GLASWEGIANS vowed at the weekend to “fight for the future” before standing in silence to remember those killed at work.

At an International Workers’ Memorial Day event outside the People’s Palace on Glasgow Green, speakers from trade unions and justice campaigns warned of the importance of maintaining health and safety standards in the face of cuts.

Glasgow Lord Provost Eva Bolander told the crowd: “Someone’s red tape is another worker’s lifeline.”

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