June 2008
19th : Youth Conference 2008 to be addressed by Minister for Schools and Skills
Saturday 28th June will see the 68th Annual STUC Youth Conference meet around the key theme of empowerment through learning.
24th : Deputy General Secretary defends cost-of-living wage demands
Speaking to <a target="_blank" title="Watch this video (external link in new window)" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/page/item/b00c7zwq.shtml">BBC Newsnight Scotland</a> last night, Dave Moxham, STUC Deputy General Secretary, rubbished the claim that people's reasonable wage demands are a cause of current rising inflation.
27th : STUC Welcomes UK Equality Bill, but calls for more action to close the pay gap
The Scottish Trades Union Congress today (Thursday 26 June) welcomed the publication of the Equality Bill and many of its provisions, but called for stronger action to close the gender pay gap. Mary Senior, STUC Assistant Secretary, spoke to <a target="_blank" title="Watch this video (external link in new window)" href="http://www.stv.tv/news/Legislation_to_allow_positive_discrimin_080626180536025">STV News</a> outlining the STUC's view