AROUND the world, events are being held to celebrate International Women’s Day.
In Scotland, more than 400 women celebrated the birth of the Holyrood Parliament, highlighting the achievements of women over the past two decades.
READ MORE: Events planned across Scotland for International Women's Day
Scottish Labour marked the occasion with a video paying homage to feminist heroes Mary Barbour and Jennie Lee.
The party announced it was “recommitting” to the fight against inequality.
Women have always been at the forefront of our movement. As we kick off #ScotLab19 on International Women's Day, we are recommitting ourselves to fight for a fairer future for women 🌹#IWD2019 pic.twitter.com/eSt0zxjQWv
— Scottish Labour (@scottishlabour) March 8, 2019
Everyone on Twitter, however, responded with the exact same point.
Namely, that a Labour-led council in Glasgow spent a whopping £2.5 million to fight equal pay claims from female staff.
Pay disparity had been an issue in Glasgow City Council for decades and around 12,500 workers, mostly women, proceeded with claims following a Court of Session ruling in 2017 that female employees had been discriminated against.
It took an SNP-run council to solve the dispute, with a £500 million settlement agreed earlier this year.
That fact was not lost on social media users. Here’s how the Labour post went down on Twitter.
You are joking - need I remind you of the £millions you spent trying to prevent equal pay in Glasgow?!
— Lmr (@LassieLmr) March 8, 2019
Aye. At the forefront being paid less than their male colleagues. https://t.co/iClBum647m
— Colin Quinn (@realcolinquinn) March 8, 2019
Is that why Scottish Labour tried to deny women equal pay.
— Chris (@_effes) March 8, 2019
"Unless they work for Glasgow council, in which case we'll leave the fight to the SNP." https://t.co/3LpN448CRw
— Doug Daniel (@DouglasDaniel) March 8, 2019
Hilarious! Labour in Scotland 😂😂
— Jamus (@justonside) March 8, 2019
Glasgow.......ssshhhh
Is it not insulting to the women the Labour Party discriminated against whilst running Glasgow city council.
— Liam Mosson (@LiamMosson) March 8, 2019
Shameful from the Scottish Labour Party #InternationalWomenDay https://t.co/kpB6Z7CuSC
I don't think the women @GlasgowCC would agree! 😳 https://t.co/bkh2xPPOyQ
— All Of Us First (@WeNeedIndyNow) March 8, 2019
Except for women in Glasgow? https://t.co/CsoKn6PGvN
— Barbara Nairn (@BarbaraNairn) March 8, 2019
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