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Lyn-Marie outside the Unison Glasgow City branch office,
Bell Street, Glasgow, September 2022Lyn-Marie O’Hara was one of the key figures in the long campaign by Unison members at Glasgow City Council for equal pay. As Mags McCarthy indicates in her article on the equal pay dispute in this collection, this was a struggle that had a long period of gestation. Lyn-Marie’s involvement came to the fore at the highpoint of the struggle in 2018 and the five-year period thereafter.Interview with Lyn-Marie
Lyn-Marie was interviewed by Gerry Mooney from The Open University in Scotland at Unison’s branch offices in central Glasgow in early September 2022. In a wide-ranging discussion, Lyn-Marie talks about her own involvement in trade unionism in Glasgow, the background to the Glasgow Equal Pay Dispute and the key aspects of the struggle with the City Council. She also reflects on the significance of the strike for women workers in Glasgow and beyond:
Striking Glasgow Council women workers marching in the city.
Striking women workers in George Square, Glasgow
Campaign materials and images on display at Glasgow City Unison office.
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