Glasgow's Fight for Equal Pay

 

I've invited Cllr Michelle Ferns (formerly with the SNP but now an Alba councillor) to elaborate on her role in delivering Glasgow's equal pay settlement in 2019 - by writing up to 1,000 words for the blog site.

I can hardly wait - should make fascinating reading.

Dear Cllr Ferns 

Glasgow's Fight for Equal Pay

I was intrigued by the media coverage yesterday which suggested that you played a role in delivering the equal pay settlement reached with Glasgow City Council in 2019.

I have been involved in Glasgow's fight for equal pay since 2005 and I know just about everyone who has been played a significant part in this campaign, for good or ill, over the past two decades.

So in case I have missed or overlooked something, I would like to invite you to elaborate on your involvement in the Glasgow settlement by writing up to a maximum of 1,000 words for my blog.

I will be delighted to share this with my readers and look forward to hearing from you soon. 

Kind regards


Mark Irvine


 


Alex and the Albanauts (29/03/21)

I can honestly say I've never heard of Cllr Michelle Ferns who claims to have played a role in delivering Glasgow's equal pay settlement in 2019.

Apparently Cllr Ferns was a SNP councillor during this historic battle, but decided to jump ship recently and join 'Alex and the Albanauts'.


At the risk of bursting Michelle's bubble can I point out that Glasgow's equal pay dispute is not over and that one of the first things the SNP led council did in 2017 was to appeal to the Court of Session in an effort to overturn the decision that its pay arrangements were unlawful and discriminatory.


 

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