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Behind the Rich List: Scotland's wealth gap
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More newsStatement 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.
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.
A PARLIAMENT FOR THE WEALTHY, NOT WORKERS
May 20, 2026: New analysis from Scotland’s largest trade union body has shown that the wealth of Scotland’s super rich, the ten richest people in the country, has increased by an “incomprehensible” 826% since the reconvening of the Scottish Parliament in 1999 - outstripping workers’ wages by more than six times.
STUC supports call from the BDS National Committee and Palestinian trade unions to escalate BDS pressure
May 13, 2026: In response to the call from the BDS National Committee and Palestinian trade unions, 3 STUC is joining the two other major trade union federations representing over 80 trade union affiliates across the islands of Ireland and Britain to support workplace actions on 14 May, coinciding with the 78th anniversary of Nakba.
STUC Black Workers’ Committee Statement: Increased racial harassment of Scottish Parliamentary candidates
May 5, 2026: The rise of the far-right, and the entrenchment of racist government policies has emboldened people to attack, insult and harass candidates and activists from minority ethnic backgrounds. No one should have to deal with abuse, racist or otherwise, and staying silent risks normalising it.
