Matt Kerr

Glasgow

Journalist at The Morning Star

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Articles

Unite suspends Glasgow subway strike, as SPT tables new offer

1 week ago | morningstaronline.co.uk | Matt Kerr

PLANNED strike action on Glasgow’s subway has been suspended as more than 100 Unite workers consider a new “interim offer” from Strathclyde Passenger Transport (SPT). Workers, who had already enforced a continuous overtime ban since June 13, had been scheduled to strike this weekend on June 21 and 22, with further action pencilled in for June 25, 27, and 28, amid long-running disputes over pay and “chronic” understaffing in the service.
Labour welfare cuts ‘potentially catastrophic’ for disabled families, a report warns

1 week ago | morningstaronline.co.uk | Matt Kerr

LABOUR’S catastrophic welfare proposals could heap still more disadvantage on families with disabilities, according to a new study. Research carried out by Glasgow University’s Professor Morag Treanor on behalf of Aberlour children’s charity, One Parent Family Scotland and Trussell Trust, looked at debt carried by disabled people and lone-parent families.
Thousands rally in Glasgow to remember Gaza's lost fathers

1 week ago | morningstaronline.co.uk | Matt Kerr

MORE than 2,000 people rallied in Glasgow on Saturday, marching for peace and in memory of Gaza’s lost fathers. Torrential rain did little to dampen the spirit and the solidarity of those who gathered at Glasgow Green for the national demonstration organised by the Gaza Genocide Emergency Committee.
Sarwar calls bus summit to save manufacturing jobs

1 week ago | morningstaronline.co.uk | Matt Kerr

SCOTTISH Labour leader Anas Sarwar will convene a bus summit with England’s metro mayors after a week that saw manufacturer Alexander Dennis announce the closure of its Larbert site. Mr Sarwar has challenged First Minister John Swinney to use government procurement to secure a future for the plant and its 400 workers, a suggestion Mr Swinney argued would fall foul of rules against state aid.
Badenoch pledges to stand up for oil and gas giants

2 weeks ago | morningstaronline.co.uk | Matt Kerr

SCRAPPING the windfall tax and standing up for oil and gas giants who enjoyed hundreds of billions in profits over recent years, while millions were plunged into fuel poverty, will be the Tory priority, Kemi Badenoch said today.
Ministers accused of 'inaction' over bus jobs threat

2 weeks ago | morningstaronline.co.uk | Matt Kerr

UNITE have slammed the Scottish government’s “inaction and silence” as 400 jobs are plunged into jeopardy at the Scottish plants of bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis. On Wednesday, the the firm announced plans to centralise production in Scarborough, suspending operations at Larbert after current contracts are fulfilled, and closing their Falkirk site altogether in a move Unite general secretary Sharon Graham called a “huge economic blow” following the closure of the nearby Grangemouth refinery.
Striking Unison care workers march on Holyrood

2 weeks ago | morningstaronline.co.uk | Matt Kerr

STRIKING carers at Enable Scotland have marched to demand collective bargaining and fair funding for fair work in social care. Rallying at Edinburgh’s historic Tron Kirk, dozens of Unison carers from across Scotland marched down the Royal Mile, winning the support of locals and tourists alike, as they made their way to Holyrood.
Spend new cash on housing emergency, say Shelter Scotland

2 weeks ago | morningstaronline.co.uk | Matt Kerr

UK GOVERNMENT boosts to housing spending must be matched north of the border to tackle the housing emergency, say Shelter Scotland. Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced on Wednesday that £39 billion would be spent on housing over the next decade and the charity have called on ministers to commit any extra cash flowing to Holyrood as a result to be funnelled into meet the crisis which had left a record 10,360 children in temporary accommodation.
Scotland's prisons at ‘breaking point,’ warns union

2 weeks ago | morningstaronline.co.uk | Matt Kerr

OVERCROWDING and understaffing have left Scotland’s prisons at “breaking point,” according to a new Prison Officers’ Association Scotland (POA) study. Of more than 500 prison officers who took part in the survey, 91 per cent agreed or strongly agreed that overcrowding increaseA view of HMP Pentonville Prisond tensions in Scotland’s prisons, while 96 per cent thought soaring prisoner numbers made jails more dangerous for staff and prisoners alike.
Effects of domestic violence last decades, say researchers

2 weeks ago | morningstaronline.co.uk | Matt Kerr

WOMEN who have experienced domestic violence still have a higher risk of traumatic brain injury and mental health conditions decades after escaping their abusers, according to a new study.