
16th May 2012
Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Secretary Grahame Smith said:
“Today’s statistics show a rise in the number of people unemployed in Scotland of 2000 since last month and of 13,000 since this time last year. In this context, the Secretary of State for Scotland’s welcome of a ‘further fall in Scottish unemployment’ is misleading in the extreme.

15th May 2012
Responding to the announcement from the Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities Theresa May MP, on the Government’s intention to further weaken equality legislation in this country and to review again the funding allocated to the Equality and Human Rights Commission Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Secretary Grahame Smith said:

27th April 2012
Commemorations will take place across Scotland where trade unions and families of those who have lost loved ones at work will gather to remember the dead and to continue the fight to ensure that our workplaces are safe workplaces and negligent employers are held to account.
Grahame Smith, Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Secretary said

25th April 2012
A report of international motions carried at the 2012 Scottish Trades Union Annual Congress in Inverness

25th April 2012
Commenting on today’s ONS figures which confirm the UK has technically re-entered recession, Grahame Smith, STUC General Secretary said:
The referendum is on its way and it’s not just the politicians and pundits who have a say.
This campaign will connect you to other people who care about the future of Scotland.
No political agenda – just an open discussion on what really matters to you.
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