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Vote to Take Over the Banks! Salmond's Banker Buddies are not the Answer |
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Today Lloyds TSB shareholders voted to accept a taxpayer subsidy while also voting to buy out one of their biggest rivals. People must be wondering why a bank that can afford to be buying other banks needs a state subsidy. It is like asking for housing benefit so that you can afford to but a second home. Meanwhile, the Government spend more public money on TV advertisements calling on people to report benefit fraud. Today we have witnessed a glaring example of an undeserving and dishonest claim for state help, get phoning! The SNP answer was to have HBOS taken over by their wealthy supporter Sir George Matthewson. According to Alex Salmond Sir George is the man to protect Scottish banks. When Matthewson was in charge of the RBS he presided over 18,000 job cuts, and he is still paid by RBS as a consultant. Solidarity believe in the democratic nationalisation of the banks and financial institutions to provide cheap credit for housing and for the economy as a whole. To read Capitalism in Crisis - A Socialist Reponse, passed unanimously at the recent Solidarity Conference, click 'read more' below |
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Solidarity with Council Workers |
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The members of two trades unions representing council workers in Scotland have rejected the pay offer from Cosla. Cosla had offered a pay rise of below the rate of inflation this year and next year, effectively a pay cut for workers. Today's figures see inflation falling to 4.5% from 5.2%, still well above the Cosla offer of 3% this year and 2.5% next year.  GMB represent 25,000 council workers and voted 2-1 against accepting the offer. Unite members also rejected the deal, their Scottish Regional Orgainser Jimmy Farrelly said his union's members voted for rejection in a high turnout.
"There is a genuine resentment and frustration by our members". Solidarity Co-Convenor Rosemary Byrne called on the party's members to get behind the union members in the next stage, possible strike action: "Many of Solidarity's members play an active role in these unions in local government, we will stand alongside them in this fight for as long as it takes." |
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Vote Solidarity! |
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Solidarity's candidate in the East Ayshire Council ward of Ballochmyle is Danny Masterton of Coalfields Solidarity. Keep up to date with the campaign in the by-election and read the latest election blog 'Making History in Ballochmyle?' by Jim Monaghan http://www.solidarityscotland.org/content/blogsection/5/34/ |
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EVENTS |
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 Wed Nov 19
Edinburgh Stop The War Coalition Planning Meeting
7:30pm Friends Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh Thu Nov 27 Solidarity Public Meeting - Ballochmyle by-election7.30pm IFE Wing, Muirkirk, Speakers - Danny Masterton, Jim Walls, Tommy Sheridan Sat Nov 29 Day School: Non-violent Direct Action for Palestine & Against War 10:30am Augustine Church Centre, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh Organised by the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign. The purpose of the day school is to explore the effectiveness of non-violent Direct Action drawing on the experiences of successful campaigns in Derry (Derry Anti-War Coalition) and Brighton (Carmel Agrexco Campaign). Speakers: Colm Bryce, Ratheon 9 and Chris Boycott, Agrexco Carmel Campaign |
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Solidarity Call for Inquiry Into Coal Deaths |
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 Solidarity, Scotland's Socialist Movement have called for a full public inquiry into health and safety in Scotland's open cast coal mines following the deaths last year of Colin Ferguson and Brian French at Pennyvenie.
At Solidarity's annual conference in Glasgow last weekend, a motion from Coalfields Solidarity calling for the inquiry was passed unanimously. Jim Walls, convenor of shop stewards in TGWU/unite Scottish Coal branch, who represents workers across Scotland's coalfields said:
"We are delighted that Solidarity have backed our call for a full inquiry. A fatal accident report will not be sufficient to explain why so many deaths occur in this industry, only a full public inquiry will identify any systematic problems in the operation of open cast sites."
Coalfields Solidarity is a branch of Solidarity, Scotland's Socialist Movement formed by workers in Scotland's open cast mines.
To read the full motion click below.
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