STUC on MPC Decision to keep interest rates on hold
6th March 2008
Speaking after the Monetary Policy Committee decided to hold interest rates at 5.25%, Stephen Boyd, Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) Assistant Secretary said:
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STUC calls for Budget 2008 to make progress towards a fair fiscal framework
6th March 2008
The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) is calling on the Chancellor to resist pressure from employer lobbyists and the super wealthy and use Budget 2008 to implement real change aimed at establishing a taxation system that is fair and equitable.
STUC Raise Awareness of Ovarian Cancer
8th March 2008
The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) Women’s Committee is marking International Women’s Day (Saturday 8 March 2008) by urging working women to be aware of the symptoms of ovarian cancer.
STUC calls for action to address gender pay gap that hits women in their 30s hardest
11th March 2008
The Scottish Trades Union Congress has today called for more concerted action to address the gender pay gap, to create better paid, quality part-time work.
Budget 2008 – STUC’s initial reaction
12th March 2008
Commenting on the Chancellor’s Budget speech, Grahame Smith, Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Secretary said: “This was a decent Budget but one that could and should have been much bolder on child poverty, the environment and reducing the inequalities in the taxation system.
STUC Supports World Against War Demonstration
14th March 2008
The Scottish Trades Union Congress is supporting the World Against War Demonstration that is taking place in Glasgow today (Saturday 15 March 2008) to mark the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.