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Having read none of the three books Gregor Gall reviews in his article in Solidarity 632 (“Unions: potential for resurgence”), I cannot comment on whether his critique of them is fair.

WE are now one year into Nicola Sturgeon’s third SNP Scottish Government and 15 years since the SNP won office at Holyrood. But now, the combined…

Having read none of the three books Gregor Gall reviews in his article in Solidarity 632 (“Unions: potential for resurgence”), I cannot comment on whether his critique of them is fair.

The Scottish Trades Union Congress meets this week amid pressure on earnings and pay fights on numerous fronts.

UNIONS have vowed to stage regular blockades of P&O vessels at Cairnryan following the company’s mass sacking of workers.

THE SNPs flagship employment programme is weak, limited and oversold, according to a leading Scottish thinktank. The Jimmy Reid Foundation said the rhetoric behind Fair Work was not matched by action and it was “improbable” it would achieve its goal by the end of the parliament. It also identified an “underlying falsehood” in the Government’s own assessment of the scheme, with ministers taking credit for changes driven by other factors in society. It said trade union action ha...