[lbo-talk] Fwd: Defend SSP parliamentarians - sign the petition!

[Bill Bartlett]

>As you may know Scottish Socialist Party members of the Scottish 
>Parliament have been
>banned for one month with no wages for them or their staff because of
>a peaceful 5 minute protest demanding the right to march against the
>G8 at Gleneagles, which the parliament had previously agreed but
>refused to enforce. Please take a moment to sign the petition, see below.
>
>We are about to reach the deadline for the online petition against the
>ban and fine on the party's msps and workers. We set a target of
>5,000. So far 2,000 have signed. Many of them are from the 4 corners
>of the world.
>
>Have you signed it yet?? Have you got family, friends, other SSP
>members in your branch/union to do so?? Please act swiftly. It only
>takes a couple of minutes - You access the petition on
><http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/754099600?ltl=1121800103>http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/754099600?ltl=1121800103
>
>yours in solidarity,
>Richie Venton - SSP national trade union organiser