Glasgow East By-Election
The by-election for the vacant Westminster seat of Glasgow East is being held next Thursday - 24 July 2008.
Lots of people living in the constituency have ongoing equal pay claims against Glasgow City Council - there are still thousands of outstanding claims city-wide.
None of the candidates has a particularly proud record when it comes to equal pay - despite the fact that two of them (Frances Curran and Margaret Curran) were both Holyrood MSPs at the height of the controversy.
A third (John Mason) was a Glasgow City councillor at the time - and a fourth (Tricia McLeish) was a trade union (Unison) activist within the city council.
So, this is an ideal opportunity to ask the candidates where they stand on equal pay - past, present and future.
If you get the chance ask them what they think about:
Lots of people living in the constituency have ongoing equal pay claims against Glasgow City Council - there are still thousands of outstanding claims city-wide.
None of the candidates has a particularly proud record when it comes to equal pay - despite the fact that two of them (Frances Curran and Margaret Curran) were both Holyrood MSPs at the height of the controversy.
A third (John Mason) was a Glasgow City councillor at the time - and a fourth (Tricia McLeish) was a trade union (Unison) activist within the city council.
So, this is an ideal opportunity to ask the candidates where they stand on equal pay - past, present and future.
If you get the chance ask them what they think about:
- The way the council has behaved
- The lack of trade union support for their own members
- The thousands of people still pursuing claims - and how these cases should now be resolved
Equal pay is not going to go away until we get a fair settlement for all those people who have outstanding claims. And - after all this time - potential members of parliament should have a clear view about where they stand on the issues.
