East Kilbride        Central Solidarity Public Meeting                July 2008

The public meeting organised by Lanarkshire Solidarity in the Greenhills Estate , East Kilbride was a huge success with an audience of over 70 people gathered to hear Margaret White (Sunvic Striker), Jim Walls ( Convenor of TGWU(Unite) coalfieds) and Tommy Sheridan. 

Several people indicated they wished to join Solidarity and we are now confident that a new branch will soon be in existence in East Kilbride.

From The East Kilbride News

By Graham Mann

Full article at http://iclanarkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/

TOMMY Sheridan has accused Andy Kerr and Adam Ingram of shedding crocodile tears over Freescale.

The Solidarity leader was rallying support for his party at a public meeting in East Kilbride when he lashed out at the town’s Labour politicians.

Addressing an audience of around 70 people at Greenhills Community Centre on Thursday, the former Scottish Socialist leader said: “Adam Ingram and a load of his New Labour cronies came into politics as union men but clearly aren’t any more.

“What we’re seeing now from him and Andy Kerr are crocodile tears.”

He continued: “Andy Kerr and Adam Ingram have been bumping their gums over job losses at Freescale and the poor treatment of workers by the American owners.

“Perhaps if they and the other Labour MPs and MSPs had got their finger out and changed the employment laws in this country then these workers wouldn’t be in this situation.

“New Labour promised to repeal the anti-trade union legislation in this country but have done nothing to dismantle the chains that Margaret Thatcher and John Major shackled workers to.

“In this country workers are the least protected in Western Europe. They get the very bare minimum when it comes to redundancy payments and it’s a disgrace……..”

……..He added: “I’m extremely grateful to the people of EK for showing support, particularly as the semi-final of the Euros was on council telly the same evening.

“People in East Kilbride have always been supportive of the Socialist movement and the other night proved no exception. There are a number of issues in the town which people are concerned about and Solidarity has its views on how to solve them. I’m encouraged that so many people turned out to hear them.”