Mark Irvine - Blogger, Campaigner, Organiser

I said several weeks ago that I was writing up the story of the long fight for equal pay in Glasgow City Council. Well the good news is that I have finished and the post is just about ready to go - and tomorrow (May Day) is probably as day to publish as any. Now it's quite a long read because the fight for equal pay is one Glasgow's biggest stories ever  and, uniquely, my account is backed up by lots of contemporaneous posts from my blog.  In other words it's as good an historical record as you'll get anywhere, even though I say so myself. So do let me know what you think.    

163 Equal Pay Claimants passed away during the long fight for equal pay with Glasgow City Council, many of them at a young age. As a mark of respect, their council colleagues  decided to  raise money for a Memorial Bench which will be permanently located in George Square facing Glasgow City Chambers.  A brass plaque has been fitted to the bench along  with  the following message: In Loving Memory  of the 163 Claimants who passed away  during the long fight for equal pay with  Glasgow City Council January 2007 - May 2019 The Memorial Bench will be unveiled at 10am on Friday 3 May 2019. The event is being organised by the council colleagues of those who have passed away while waiting for their equal pay claims to be settled - the families of these  individuals  have been invited to attend as well. A photo-call has been arranged for Friday 3 May at 10 am outside the City Chambers...