Yesterday, thousands of council-employed workers, joined by thousands more allies, marched for equal pay from Glasgow Green to George Square. The dispute has been ongoing for over a decade under multiple administrations, which has led to toxic party political disputes between Labour and the SNP. But Eve Livingston writes that these strikes are part of a much bigger picture…

A report released by Living Rent Tenants Union last week revealed that around £1.6 million in unlawful fees are conceivably charged in Glasgow each year, a damning illustration of the imbalance that exists in the rental sector. But there’s reasons for encouragement: like other tenants unions around the world, Living Rent members are winning victories and emboldening tenants at a time of housing crisis. We report back from the Glasgow annual general meeting…

This weekend marked the Scottish Trade Union Congress' 78th youth conference. Youth committee member Jack O'Neill reports from the conference and says its key lesson was that young people, who continue to bear the brunt of many vicious austerity-driven policies administered by this government, need to come together to influence the economic agenda in years to come...

Following on in our series of articles on mental health and capitalism, Sean Baillie looks at male suicide, currently the leading cause of death in men under 50 in the UK. Alienation, drugs and toxic masculinity are cited as key factors in this epidemic – what role should trade unions be playing to combat this? The following piece is not graphic, but it does deal in sensitive content matter...

Following on from last week's piece on Mental Health Awareness Week, which explored how our capitalist society fundamentally affects our mental health in a negative way, Mélina Valdelièvre shares her own testimony and explores how racism and other social pressures cause problems. The piece is adapted from a speech delivered at the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) on Saturday. It includes real-life stories some may find triggering or upsetting...

International Workers Memorial Day is an important annual event often overlooked by the mainstream left. It's an opportunity to highlight the preventable nature of workplace deaths and promote campaigns and unions who fight for workers' rights. Activist and lecturer Luke Campbell shares his observations from this year's commemorations in Scotland...

Negotiations between the Universities and College Union (UCU) and Universities UK (UUK) resumed yesterday, but strike action continues. Writing in a personal capacity, University of Edinburgh lecturer and UCU member Grant Buttars says we shouldn't diminish the role that blind neo-liberal dogma has played in this pensions dispute...

Socialists differ in opinion on how we best tackle the issue of Brexit as a movement. In the second of our series of articles on Brexit, trade unionist Sarah Collins offers a strategic analysis of the road ahead....

It's a well accepted narrative on the left that neo-liberalism has provided the perfect terrain for the reactionary right to flourish. Young activist Jack O'Neill provides a broad overview of how we reached this point and argues that democratisation at all levels needs to be a key focal point in the fightback going forward...

In the second of our activist guides, we look at the burning issue of rented housing. With rents spiraling ever upwards and people from all walks of life facing exploitation, it's more important than ever that you know your rights and exercise them. We spoke to Living Rent, Scotland's tenants union, who lay out exactly what you're entitled to....