[4] Just before election to Holyrood, she led several successful strikes against low pay - the most recent involving 300 ancillary workers against the French multinational, Sodexho.
On 20 May 2004, after attempting to raise a point of order about the strike at a time that the Presiding Officer determined was inappropriate, she was told to leave the chamber.
On 20 January 2005, she was jailed for seven days for non-payment of a fine, arising from a protest outside Faslane nuclear base.
In April 2014, Leckie led a campaign against plans to demolish the Red Road Flats during the 2014 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.
She has since gained a Diploma in Professional Legal Practice from the University of Dundee and is pursuing a law career.