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Demonstrators take part in the Take A Knee for George Floyd solidarity protest organised by Stand Up To Racism Scotland, outside St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh in June 2020
THE STUC has welcomed a report drawn up by the SNP which lays out radical policy plans for Scotland.
The party’s Social Justice and Fairness Commission sets out an agenda for an independent Scotland that includes an overhaul of anti-trade union legislation.
The report calls for a “rollback” of laws introduced by former prime minister David Cameron, the raising of the real living wage and ending the exploitative use of zero-hours contracts.
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
Ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections, ROZ FOYER warns that a bold tax policy is needed to rebuild devastated public services which can serve as the foundation of a strong, fair economy