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More newsStatement on the appointment of Andy Burnham as Prime Minister
July 21, 2026: “The Prime Minister has a hell of a job to turn around the stagnation and alienation felt within our working-class communities. Make no mistake, centrist parties are in the last chance saloon and he must lead with courage, conviction and be unashamedly bold to bring workers back from the brink.
Statement on the resignation of UK Prime Minister
June 22, 2026: Commenting on the resignation of the Prime Minister Keir Starmer, STUC General Secretary Roz Foyer said: “Winning a mandate that promises change then failing to deliver it has been the mortal wounding of the Prime Minister.
Statement on anti-muslim attacks in Edinburgh
June 21, 2026: Scotland’s trade union movement stands behind those targeted by anti-Muslim hatred and Islamophobia throughout the country. “The incident in Edinburgh this past week did not happen by accident. It is the product of right-wing forces, both in our politics and in our media, whipping people into a false frenzy of hatred and division.
Wealth taxes ‘irrefutable’, says Scottish Trades Union Congress
June 4, 2026: The case for a wealth tax in Scotland has become ‘irrefutable’, according to Scotland’s largest trade union body.
Statement from the STUC LGBT+ Committee on the EHRC guidance
May 22, 2026: The STUC LGBT+ Workers Committee are hugely disappointed in the Guidance that has come out from the Equality and Human Rights Commission as there has been very little changed in this from the interim guidance from last year.
