Debating the Issues
Well there's a wealth of information already on the blog site - and we'll put up more in the days and weeks ahead.
But based on the feedback received so far - here's some key points that people might find useful.
1 The great majority of claimants in North Lanarkshire - are represented by Action 4 Equality Scotland
2 The unions lost all credibility in North Lanarskhire by encouraging members to accept poor offers of settlement in 2006
3 Both the unions and the council kept women workers in the dark about equal pay - years after singing the 1999 Single Status (Equal Pay) Agreement
4 But the unions knew what was going on of course - because they negotiated the bonus schemes which were paid only to traditional male groups - such as refuse workers and gardeners
5 For years groups of women - such as home carers - were working for around £6.00 per hour - while the men (on lower grades) were being paid over £9.00 per hour
6 What do the politicians have to say - are they on the side of the women workers who have been underpaid and undervalued for all these years?
7 If so, what are they going to do about it - will they put party politics aside and make their views crystal clear to North Lanarkshire Council?
8 If North Lanarkshire MPs and MSPs don't support their constituents - on an issue as clear as this - then why do they deserve people's support on polling day?
