AS convener of the SNP Trade Union Group I was appalled by the recent article in The National quoting an unnamed SNP source taking issue with a…
. Consequently, the bar that needs to be crossed to win a majority in a strike ballot is extraordinarily high.Given that reality, the suggestion made by an anonymous source from my party implying that Unison members are simple souls being duped, Svengali-like, by a senior union official is not only insulting but reveals an embarrassing lack of understanding of how Scottish industrial relations are undertaken in Scotland is 2023.
It is common among some independence activists who have little or no experience of trade union activism not to appreciate that trade unions are there to accommodate and recognise the views of all of their members. That applies whether those trade unionists are independence supporters, members of no fixed view on the matter, or members of a Unionist persuasion.
As the largest affiliate body within the SNP, the Trade Union Group stands in solidarity with our Unison colleagues and their democratically determined struggle for decent pay, conditions and public services – not least the large number of low paid women workers it represents.
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