Militant/Caroline Bellamy

QUEENSLIE, Glasgow, Scotland—Transport and General Workers Union members September 21 during one of their four two-day strikes in a fight over shift allowances and dignity on the job. The banner reads “1988-2004 Soapworks Dictators,” referring to plant managers. The factory is owned by Body Shop, which sells “ethical beauty products.” “Five years ago, we agreed to a five-year wage freeze to avoid threatened redundancies [layoffs],” said John White, a shop steward. “Now we are only asking what is our due.”