POLITICAL leaders were quizzed by trade unionists about their plans for Scotland’s next parliament during a hustings on Monday night, with calls for employment law to be devolved to Holyrood.
At an event organised by the STUC, representatives from Unite, Unison, GMB, the FBU and the EIS spoke out about issues facing workers across Scotland.
The debate saw First Minister Nicola Sturgeon face off with Labour leader Anas Sarwar, Green co-leader Patrick Harvie, Stephen Kerr of the Tories and Alistair Carmichael of the Lib Dems.
Fire and rehire was a prominent issue during the discussion, with Katrina Copeland of GMB asking about the practice, which has been used in recent months against British Gas workers.