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AS THOUSANDS gather in Glasgow today for the Scottish TUC march against austerity, a report by Unison Scotland has shown the damage being done to public services.
In Austerity Economics Don’t Add Up, the union says that “the public-sector’s lost decade” has seen pay, conditions and morale drop to a record low.
The report shows that 50,000 public service jobs have been lost in Scotland since the economic crash — mainly from local government.
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
We are demanding action from our politicians to deliver justice, fairness and decency throughout our communities – join us, says ROZ FOYER
Labour will find increases in the state pension age are unacceptable, just as cuts to the Winter Fuel Allowance, personal independence payments and universal credit are — it needs to change direction immediately, writes PCS general secretary FRAN HEATHCOTE
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