Workers’ Rights

UK GOV URGED TO BACK SNP BILL TO PROTECT WORKERS’ INCOMES SNP MP, Marion Fellows, has called for the UK Government to back the SNP’s Bill to ban fire and…

MP MARION CALLS FOR EXTENSION OF CORONAVIRUS INCOME SUPPORT SCHEMES AND INTRODUCTION OF UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME Figures from the UK Government have this week revealed that 50,300 people in North…

BA AND ROLLS-ROYCE ANNOUNCE REDUNDANCIES AND ‘FIRE AND RE-HIRE’ WITH REDUCED RIGHTS This week, Motherwell and Wishaw MP, Marion Fellows, has defended workers of British Airways (BA) and Rolls-Royce (RR)…

I have been writing to a number of employers regarding covid-19 and the safety of their workers. Some cases have been shocking. Help the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) gather info on…

With Coronavirus cases in the UK rising, workers are understandably worried about being able to take time off work. In the UK, only those who are eligible for statutory sick…

Following Boris Johnson’s announcement on statutory sick pay at Prime Minister’s questions, SNP MP Marion Fellows has urged the UK government to go further and extend the policy. Today Boris…

I am glad that statutory sick pay will be available from day one – not day four – so people do not present at work and risk spreading coronavirus. I…

Following my letter to Asda CEO – Roger Burnley – regarding the forceful changing of workers’ contracts, I have received a response refusing a meeting. Many workers are refusing to…

‘Scottish and Welsh First Ministers press EU for Brexit delay’ If Johnson’s Tories want to prove that they care about Scotland’s voice in the UK, they would afford adequate time…

MP LEADS CALLS TO STOP PRIVATISATION THROUGH “MANAGED DECLINE” Motherwell and Wishaw MP, Marion Fellows, led calls at SNP Conference on Sunday (13 October) to ensure the longevity in the…