July 2002

12th : Promoting Democracy and Challenging Prejudice

STUC Youth Conference theme

19th : Say ?no? to Scotland being excluded from Labour?s gender targets

Today the 50:50 Campaign for Gender Balance in Public Life expressed grave concern at the news that Labour is to exclude Scotland from their gender targets for women MPs in the next Election.

22nd : Firefighters? dispute ??STUC will not walk away?

Our firefighters are among the finest of public servants. Every minute they are on duty they are a minute away from putting their lives on the line, on behalf of their fellow human beings ? that?s the public service ethos, big time.

11th : Employment Rights Act

Review of employment relations act ?an opportunity to improve the rights and lives of the men and women who create our country?s wealth? says STUC

2nd : "A wonderful example of the difference the Parliament can make"

Commenting on today's scathing denunciation on prison privatisation by the Scottish Parliament Justice Committee, STUC General Secretary, Bill Speirs, said: