The Jimmy Reid Foundation is pleased to launch its latest policy paper called ‘The Trade Union Act 2016: what has its impact been so far?’ The paper examines the impact of the new Conservative act upon… Read More »Trade Union Act 2016 – examining the impact of the new act upon strikes and industrial action
On May Day, 1 May 2017, the day to celebrate wage-labourers of the world, the Jimmy Reid Foundation is pleased to publish its Quick Note called ‘A Manifesto for Labour Law: what would it look… Read More »Radical options for labour law in Scotland
Professor Gregor Gall, director of the Jimmy Reid Foundation, was interviewed by Common Space on the 45th anniversary of Jimmy Reid’s rectorial address about the continuing relevance of the content of that historic speech. See… Read More »Common Space interview on the 45th anniversary of Jimmy Reid’s rectorial address
The STUC voted to support the motion from UNISON Scotland on the need for public sector reform guided by the involvement of the service providers (ie workers) and service users. The Jimmy Reid Foundation report… Read More »Jimmy Reid Foundation report on public sector reform guides formation of policy at STUC 2017
Tomorrow is the 45th anniversary of Jimmy Reid’s rectorial address at Glasgow university on 28 April 1972 – one of the best political speeches ever made. For the only known remaining film of a portion… Read More »45th anniversary of Jimmy Reid’s rectorial address on 28 April 1972
A successful and productive exchange of views was held today at a 30-strong Jimmy Reid Foundation lunchtime fringe meeting at the STUC congress in Aviemore. Chaired by PCS national officer, Lynn Henderson, we heard Professor… Read More »Successful Jimmy Reid Foundation fringe meeting at 2017 STUC
The Jimmy Reid Foundation is pleased to publication the working paper, ‘Automation – friend or foe?’ by the Unite Scotland Politics, Research and Campaigns Unit on the eve of the 120th STUC Congress (in Aviemore). The… Read More »New Jimmy Reid Foundation working paper on automation – friend or foe?
The Jimmy Reid Foundation is delighted to announce that Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the PCS union, has agreed to deliver the 2017 annual Jimmy Reid lecture on Thursday 5 October 2017. He will speak… Read More »PCS general secretary, Mark Serwotka, to give 2017 Jimmy Reid annual lecture
Following the last meeting of the project board of the Jimmy Reid Foundation (on 6 April), we have agreed a new set of research and policy papers to be commissioned and published over the remainder… Read More »Jimmy Reid Foundation agrees new work programme
The Sunday Herald has today (9 April 2017) given major coverage to the Jimmy Reid Foundation paper from Jim Cuthbert on the fiscal constraints any new and future Scottish government will face. The coverage can… Read More »Sunday Herald coverage of new Jimmy Reid Foundation paper on Scotland’s fiscal future