Now first of all, we want to make clear that this is not about the women involved in the strikes. There is no question that they deserve to be paid what they are due, and as quickly as possible. It is disgraceful that it has taken so long.
The SNP administration in Glasgow needs to get its act together and sort this out as quickly as possible.
But we also need to recognise the sheer, breathtaking hypocrisy of the Labour Party, who ran the council for ten years, fought this claim every step of the way and spent millions in the courts trying to ensure that these women DIDN’T get paid what they were due.
With that in mind let's have a look at some tweets that bring that hypocrisy to light.
First up, Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard, who commends the "courageous" women for fighting for so long against the very party he is Branch Office leader of.
I send solidarity to the thousands of Glasgow women who are striking in their fight for justice.
— Richard Leonard (@LabourRichard) October 23, 2018
Today these courageous women write their chapter in the history of the labour movement.
They have the support and the solidarity of the Scottish Labour Party in doing so. pic.twitter.com/BP3245xVeA
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Next we have Labour fanboy Owen Jones, who says that rights and freedoms are won by the "struggle from below", forgetting that these women struggled for many years against the party that he supports.
Solidarity with Glasgow's women striking for equal pay today. Rights and freedoms aren't won because of the generosity of the powerful, they're won by struggle from below #GlasgowWomensStrike pic.twitter.com/RZeBw3hPIo
— Owen Jones🌹 (@OwenJones84) October 23, 2018
Labour MP Lesley Laird says that these women "deserve our support", it's a shame that wasn't the attitude of her party when they ran Glasgow City Council.
Sending solidarity to Glasgow women striking today for equal pay after more than a decade fighting for parity.
— Lesley Laird (@LesleyLaird) October 23, 2018
These women - carers, caterers and cleaners - are the essential frontline of public services and deserve our support. Stay strong#GlasgowWomensStrike https://t.co/vDRdayq8W4
If you why Jeremy Corbyn is stuck behind "don't know" in a recent poll as to who should be next Prime Minister, it's because of stuff like this:
I send my solidarity to women council workers in Glasgow who go on strike today to demand equal pay.
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) October 23, 2018
They are the carers, cleaners and caterers who are society's unsung heroes.
When they go on strike, it's our duty to support them. #GlasgowWomensStrike
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"Scottish trolls" probably isn't the best tactic when trying to win back voters north of the Border who deserted your party a long time ago.
I send my solidarity to women council workers in Glasgow who go on strike today to demand equal pay.
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) October 23, 2018
They are the carers, cleaners and caterers who are society's unsung heroes.
When they go on strike, it's our duty to support them. #GlasgowWomensStrike
Rhea Wolfson has been out striking with the women of Glasgow about a pay dispute those very women had with the party she is a parliamentary candidate for.
Today I’ve been out for the #GlasgowWomensStrike and it has been the most inspirational thing I’ve ever seen. Nothing can be same after 8000 women rise up and demand to be heard @GMBScotOrg pic.twitter.com/ZvZE9bKx7V
— Rhea Wolfson (@rheawolfson) October 23, 2018
"I owe everything I have to the 7 women who provide care for me day in day out" says a candidate for the party which fought for years saying they owed them nothing.
— Pam Duncan-Glancy (@GlasgowPam) October 22, 2018
But at least there are still a few reasonable voices in the Labour Party on this. Step forward Labour councillor Martin Lennon.
The Labour Party in Glasgow was wrong on Equal Pay. Full stop.
— Martin Lennon🌹 (@M4rtinLennon) October 23, 2018
If we are going to build a better Scotland and a better Britain, we need to recognise that Labour have had a hand in some of the injustices that exist today.
Support the strikers.#GlasgowEqualPayStrike #Labour https://t.co/YVdKnasBu1
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