IWW Scotland Blog

Tag: Direct Action

  • SHOPWORKERS DEMO ON GREAT WESTERN ROAD

    On Saturday 7th November, Clydeside IWW members gathered on Great Western Road to draw attention to poor conditions for shopworkers in retail establishments in Glasgow.  The campaign started when employees at the Glasgow Vintage Company got organised following cuts to hours, poor hygiene, and lack of job security at their workplace following the COVID-19 outbreak…

  • EDINBURGH IWW GMB- Recent activities.

    Recent times have proven extremely busy for the Edinburgh GMB  of the IWW. Wobblies from the Edinburgh Branch have attended a number of high profile events of late. On the 16th of February in Edinburgh, there was a protest against the Edinburgh City Council who were on that morning voting through £22 million pounds cut…

  • National call out in solidarity with Tony Cox.

    Feb 25th 2015. A day of Solidarity with arrested Scottish Unemployed Workers Network activist, Tony Cox. Scottish Unemployed Workers Network activist Tony Cox was arrested on 29th January after Arbroath Jobcentre management called police to stop him representing a vulnerable jobseeker. We urge you to join a Day of Action on 25th February at Jobcentres round…

  • Join the A4e Communications Blockade!

    Wednesday, 20 March 2013 A4e is one of the biggest beneficiaries of Government welfare policy. In 2011 the company turnover was £180 million, 100% of which came from the public coffers. Out of this the bosses shared out £11 million between them. A4e have a catastrophic record of failing to meet even the paltry minimum…