TRADE unionists packed the Morning Star’s Wages, Welfare and Workers’ Rights fringe meeting at the STUC Congress yesterday.

With outgoing Labour MSP Mercedes Villalba as chairwoman, about 80 delegates gathered to hear speeches by Unison regional secretary Lillian Macer, Institute of Employment Rights director James Harrison, Labour MP Brian Leishman and Star editor Ben Chacko.

Mr Harrison said: “The government budget is a statement of values.

“We’re told welfare is unaffordable, but welfare is often just making the public pay for bad employment practices.

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