November 2006

9th : 6th ANNUAL STUC LEARNING CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN DUNDEE

The sixth annual Scottish TUC Learning Conference will be held on Thursday, 16th November 2006 in the Hilton Hotel in Dundee.

9th : STUC on Interest Rate Rise

Commenting on today’s decision to raise interest rates to five per cent, STUC Assistant Secretary, Stephen Boyd, said:

10th : Trade Union Women Call for Greater Women’s Representation in Public and Political Life at the 79th Annual STUC Women’s Conference

Monday - Tuesday 13-14 November 2006 Perth Concert Hall Women workers from across Scotland will today call for more action and support to address the under-representation of women in public and political life in Scotland.

13th : STUC on the Work Foundations’ Competitiveness Index

Commenting on the publication of the Work Foundation’s 2006 Competitiveness Index Stephen Boyd, STUC Assistant Secretary said:

13th : STUC Urges MSPs to Support the Planning Bill

Speaking prior to the debate on the Planning (Scotland) Bill, Grahame Smith, STUC Deputy General Secretary said:

13th : Trade Union Women To Hear Scottish Minister’s Update on the Women and Work Commission at the 79th Annual STUC Women’s Conference

Women trade unionists from across Scotland will today hear from the Communities Minister Malcolm Chisholm MSP, as he gives a Scottish Executive response to the UK-wide Women and Work Commission recommendations.

13th : LOSS OF TRADE UNIONIST INSPIRES LIFELONG LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

The Scottish Trades Union Congress has announced the second year of an annual award in memory of Helen Dowie, a trade unionist from Fife, who died from cancer in 2005. The award recognises the pivotal role played by trade union activists in the promotion of workplace lifelong learning.

15th : 6th Scottish Hazards Conference

Tomorrow (Thursday 16th November) over 100 delegates from throughout Scotland will gather at the STUC Centre in Glasgow for the 6th annual Scottish Hazards Conference.

20th : “LOVE SCOTLAND: HATE RACISM!”, STUC St. Andrew's Day Anti-Racism March and Rally

The STUC’s Annual St Andrew’s Day Anti-Racism March takes place on Saturday 25 November 2006 in Glasgow.

27th : SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT CELEBRATES LOCAL UNION LEARNING

The first Trade Union Week will be held at the Scottish Parliament 4 – 7 December 2006. On Wednesday 6 December, Union Learning Representatives (ULRs) will travel to the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh to participate in a meeting with MSPs and Parliamentary Assistants to discuss the lifelong learning agenda.

27th : STUC Skills & Lifelong Learning Team Announces Upcoming Learning Events in Scotland

The STUC Skills & Lifelong Learning Team has announced a number of Learning Events that are taking place in Scotland around Trade Union Week in the Scottish Parliament (Monday 4 – Thursday 7 December 2006).

27th : TRADE UNION WEEK: LEARNING IN THE HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS

As part of Trade Union Week, Inverness Union Learning Representatives (ULRs) from a host of different trade unions will gather on Monday 11 December to meet with Maureen Macmillan MSP to discuss union led learning in the Highlands & Islands.

27th : STUC slams CBI call for reduction in business taxation

Speaking as the CBI Conference opened with a call to reduce business taxation by £8bn over the next 5 years, Grahame Smith, STUC Deputy General Secretary said:

28th : STUC Comment on ScottishPower Announcement

In response to the recommendation by the Board of ScottishPower for the acquisition of the company by the Spanish energy company Iberdrola, STUC Deputy General Secretary, Grahame Smith, said: