HOSPITALITY workers in Glasgow once again united this week to “serve solidarity” to the people of Palestine.

As workers with Unite Hospitality’s Glasgow branch begin their boycott of BDS-listed products at the city’s film festival, their comrades continued the Serve Solidarity campaign with a fundraising gig for Islamic Help on Thursday evening.

Those lucky enough to snag one of 120 tickets for the Hug and a Pint gig enjoyed music from Terra Kin, Lacuna, Becca Sloan and Katie Gregson-Macleod, in an event that raised more than £1,300 to send medical assistance to Gaza.

The event followed on from a successful fundraiser at the city’s St Luke’s last year, which raised over £14,000 in response to Palestinian trade union calls for solidarity.

Unite Hospitality branch industrial officer Yana Petticrew told the audience: “It is monumental that predominantly young precarious workers have rallied around the anti-apartheid movement and are leading the way in terms of withdrawing their labour in support of Palestine.

“There is not a pint poured, nor a meal served, or a single beat of music played without the express permission of hospitality workers.

“It’s not enough to come to this gig, to put on this gig and none of us are brave for doing this.”

Ms Petticrew said attendees also have a duty to organise in their workplaces, their communities, and their educational institutions. 

“There are 120 people in this room tonight, all in some way dedicated to the liberation of the Palestinian people and the land of Palestine, we must continue to seek that liberation, because an attack on one worker is an attack on us all,” she said.

“Victory to the hospitality workers, victory to the working class and above all, victory to Palestine!”