BBC News Online
Scottish actor and director Peter Mullan is joining striking nursery nurses on the picket line.
Mr Mullan is showing his support for nursery nurses in Govan, Glasgow, on Monday along with the leader of the RMT rail union, Bob Crow.
The act of solidarity will take place as trade union activists gather for the first day of the annual Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) conference.
Scottish Socialist leader Tommy Sheridan will also join the protest.