January 2002

29th : Meeting with Patricia Hewitt

STUC to lobby Westminster parliamentarians on jobs and rights at work

15th : Delay in free personal care for the elderly

The Scottish Pensioners' Forum today expressed concern at several elements of the surprise announcement of the delay in providing free personal care for the elderly.

31st : The campaign for free nutritional school meals and milk

All Scotland?s children Should have access to free school meals. Say STUC Women's Committee

28th : STUC reaction to reports on South West Trains

If these reports are accurate, Mr Souter is a hypocrite.

28th : STUC General Secretary to address striking Job Centre and Benefits Agency civil servants

I have written to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Alistair Darling, calling on him to turn into practise Tony Blair?s rhetoric on the need for public service disputes to be resolved by reasoned discussion between government and workers.

16th : ?Violence doesn?t work?

I am writing on behalf of the STUC General Council to extend our solidarity to the Northern Ireland Committee of the ICTU in your actions on Friday. I would like to convey the following message to you, and to all trade unionists in Northern Ireland

28th : STUC General Secretary to address striking Job Centre and Benefits Agency civil servants

I have written to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Alistair Darling, calling on him to turn into practise Tony Blair?s rhetoric on the need for public service disputes to be resolved by reasoned discussion between government and workers.

18th : Gus Macdonald hands over historic U.C.S. art work

We are absolutely delighted at this generous gesture by Gus. This work is a real cracker and will be a talking point for the thousands of trade union activists who pass through the Scottish Trade Union Centre every year.