August 2008

18th : STUC calls for local government employers and Scottish Government to return to negotiating table with realistic offer

Speaking ahead of the eve of the one day strike on Wednesday 20th August of local government and civil service workers, STUC General Secretary Grahame Smith today called for the employers to return to the negotiating table with wage offers reflecting the real prices increases being faced by public sector workers in Scotland.

12th : STUC Reaction to inflation figures

Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Secretary Grahame Smith said "Today’s figures confirm what we have long stated; the pay rates of working people are not responsible for rising inflation. Rising fuel and food costs are, and it’s ordinary working people who have to bear the consequences. The low paid in particular are disproportionately affected by rising food and fuel costs and I have no doubt that an RPI of 4.5% will increase the determination of Scottish local government workers to secure more than the 2.5% pay increases currently on offer from their employers.

7th : STUC Mission to Malawi

The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) is embarking on a fact finding mission to Malawi to meet with trade unionists in the south east African country. The STUC visit will build on initial meetings held between the two trade union centres in April 2008 in Inverness.

7th : STUC on MPC Decision

Commenting on the MPC’s decision to hold interest rates at 5%, Grahame Smith, Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Secretary said:

5th : Scottish Public Sector Unions Meet to Discuss Action on Pay

Following a meeting of trade unions representing public sector workers held at the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) in Glasgow this morning (5th August 2008), STUC General Secretary Grahame Smith said:

4th : Scottish Public Sector Unions Meet to Discuss Action on Pay

Speaking ahead of an Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) convened meeting tomorrow (5th August 2008) with trade unions representing public sector workers, STUC General Secretary Grahame Smith said:

1st : STUC Support for Scottish Local Government Workers

Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Secretary Grahame Smith, commenting on the outcome of the ballots of 100,000 local government employees throughout Scotland, said

July 2008

24th : STUC and Scottish Government Project on Preventing Workplace Violence Highlighted at UK Hazards Conference

Linda Shanahan from the Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives and Ian Tasker from the STUC presented two workshops on preventing workplace violence to the 2008 UK Hazards Conference at Keele University 19th to 20th July 2008.

23rd : First Stage of ICL Inquiry Concludes

The first stage of the Public Inquiry into the explosion at the ICL plastics factory in Maryhill, more commonly referred to as Stockline, on May 11 2004 has now concluded.

22nd : CIVIL SERVICE UNION CALLS ON SWINNEY TO THINK AGAIN ON PAY

Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) in both the Scottish Government and Registers of Scotland have voted for industrial action in opposition to Scottish Ministers pay policy.