On the 50th anniversary, Jim Phillips, Professor of Economic and Social History at the University of Glasgow gave a talk on Jimmy Reid’s famous ‘rat race’ University of Glasgow rectorial address. The talk was for… Read More »Jimmy Reid’s ‘rat race’ speech – an appreciation 50 years on
Ahead of its official publication date of 20 May 2022, the Jimmy Reid Foundation (supported by UNISON Scotland) launched its major new publication, ‘A New Scotland: Building an Equal, Fair and Sustainable Society’ at a… Read More »STUC launch of ‘A New Scotland: Building an Equal, Fair and Sustainable Society’ book
Fifty years ago today, 28 April 1972, Jimmy Reid gave his powerful and influential address to the University of Glasgow in the Bute Hall, having been elected as its rector, the position to represent the… Read More »Fifty years ago today, Jimmy Reid made his ‘the rat race is for rats’ speech
The Jimmy Reid Foundation is delighted to announce from 1 April 2022 it began operating as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO). Our registration number with the Office of the Scottish Charities Regulator (OSCR) is SC051331.… Read More »Jimmy Reid Foundation now operating as a charity
The report of the Education reform consultation on behalf of Professor Ken Muir, University of the West of Scotland and Independent Advisor to the Scottish Government was published on 9 March 2022. On behalf of… Read More »Muir education review submission
The Jimmy Reid Foundation was pleased to be among the forty plus organisations in Scotland signing the response drawn up by the Human Rights Consortium Scotland to the UK Government’s proposals to reform and replace… Read More »Reid Foundation supports Human Rights Consortium Scotland response to human rights reform
The Jimmy Reid Foundation organised the ‘Women in unions today: Advancing the representation of their interests’ meeting on 2 March 2022 in the run up to International Women’s Day on 8 March 2022. The recording… Read More »Recording of ‘Women in unions’ meeting now available
‘If a woman’s place is in her union, as a woman leader, what are your priorities and strategies for organising women workers in 2022?’ Since the early 2000s, union density for women (now 27% in… Read More »‘Women in unions today: Advancing the representation of their interests’ virtual meeting, 7pm Weds 2 March 2022 – register here
The video recording of the launch of the new Jimmy Reid Foundation paper on 2 December 2021 by Dr Eurig Scandrett is now available to watch. Eurig was joined by Allison Roche, UNISON policy officer,… Read More »Video of meeting of launch of ‘Beyond ‘Just Transition” paper now available
3 December 2021 The new Reid Foundation paper was launched on 2 December 2021. Now that the COP26 circus has left Glasgow, the Jimmy Reid Foundation invites you to engage in thinking through how union… Read More »‘Beyond ‘Just Transition” paper now available