October 2008
22nd : STUC on GDP Figures
Commenting on today’s figures confirming that over 2nd quarter 2008 Scottish GDP rose by just 0.1% and UK GDP not at all, Grahame Smith, Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Secretary said:
2nd : STUC WELOMES DEDICATED HSE PROSECUTORS
The STUC has welcomed the announcement that a new specialist Division is to be set up within the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service to prosecute employers who commit health and safety offences.
3rd : STUC calls on Government to keep promises to end child poverty – tackling low pay has a vital role
STUC today pledged its full and ongoing support to the End Child Poverty campaign. Speaking ahead of End Child Poverty Demonstration in London on Saturday 4th October, STUC Deputy General Secretary Dave Moxham said:
7th : STUC calls for interest rate cut
Speaking in advance of the Monetary Policy Committee’s October meeting, Grahame Smith, Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Secretary said:
8th : STUC on Banking Rescue Package and Interest rate cut
Speaking after the Chancellor had announced details of the banking rescue package and the Prime Minister had confirmed that the Bank of England will cut interest rates by half a percentage point, Grahame Smith, Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Secretary said:
13th : STUC on implementation of Bank rescue plan
Commenting after the Treasury announced details of the rescue plan’s implementation, Grahame Smith, Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Secretary said:
14th : STUC on UK Inflation
Reacting to the latest UK inflation figures published this morning (Tuesday 14 October) Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Secretary, Grahame Smith, said
14th : STUC WELCOMES OUTCOME OF JJB FATAL INCIDENT TRIAL
The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) has welcomed the guilty verdict but, at the same time expressed concern at the conclusion of the criminal trial of MITIE Engineering Services (Edinburgh) Ltd following the death of their worker electrician Michael Adamson in 2005 at JJB Sports premises in Dundee.
15th : STUC Welcomes Rape Crisis Scotland’s Campaign: “This Is Not An Invitation To Rape Me”
Speaking prior to of Rape Crisis Scotland’s launch of ‘This Is Not An Invitation to Rape Me’ Campaign, Cheryl Gedling, Chairperson of the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) Women’s Committee said:
15th : STUC on Scottish Unemployment Statistics
Reacting to the latest unemployment figures published today Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) Assistant Secretary Stephen Boyd said
22nd : Scottish Councils pay £1.6 million to legal firms to oppose equal pay for women workers
The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) today revealed that Scottish local authorities have paid at least £1.6 million of taxpayer’s money to lawyers to oppose the thousands of equal pay cases against them, at the same time as they have already paid out millions more in offers to workers affected.
24th : STUC on UK GDP Figures
Commenting after National Statistics preliminary estimate for the third quarter 2008 showed a decrease of 0.5% on quarter 2, Grahame Smith, Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Secretary said:
29th : STUC HIGHLIGHTS HSE CUTS AS INJURY STATISTICS SHOW LITTLE IMPROVEMENT
The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) has reacted to the latest fatal and major injury statistics for Scotland by highlighting the significant cuts in safety inspectors over the last four years