More than 120 delegates from Unison local government branches across Scotland met in Glasgow last week to discuss the way forward for their pay campaign.
A strike by residential care workers in Glasgow due to take place on Wednesday of this week was called off after workers in the Unison union voted to accept an improved offer from the council.
Residential workers in Glasgow have voted overwhelmingly to take strike action in a dispute over their pay review grades and council plans to "modernise" residential services.
Jimmy Ross – Glasgow socialist
Many facts and statistics about Glasgow East have been bandied about over the last few weeks since the by-election was announced.
Following the Labour Party losing its deposit and coming fifth in last week’s Henley by-election, senior Scottish Labour officials now fear that they will lose the Glasgow East by-election, which will be called later this month.