August 2008
1st : STUC Support for Scottish Local Government Workers
Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Secretary Grahame Smith, commenting on the outcome of the ballots of 100,000 local government employees throughout Scotland, said
4th : Scottish Public Sector Unions Meet to Discuss Action on Pay
Speaking ahead of an Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) convened meeting tomorrow (5th August 2008) with trade unions representing public sector workers, STUC General Secretary Grahame Smith said:
5th : Scottish Public Sector Unions Meet to Discuss Action on Pay
Following a meeting of trade unions representing public sector workers held at the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) in Glasgow this morning (5th August 2008), STUC General Secretary Grahame Smith said:
7th : STUC on MPC Decision
Commenting on the MPC’s decision to hold interest rates at 5%, Grahame Smith, Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Secretary said:
7th : STUC Mission to Malawi
The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) is embarking on a fact finding mission to Malawi to meet with trade unionists in the south east African country. The STUC visit will build on initial meetings held between the two trade union centres in April 2008 in Inverness.
12th : STUC Reaction to inflation figures
Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Secretary Grahame Smith said "Today’s figures confirm what we have long stated; the pay rates of working people are not responsible for rising inflation. Rising fuel and food costs are, and it’s ordinary working people who have to bear the consequences. The low paid in particular are disproportionately affected by rising food and fuel costs and I have no doubt that an RPI of 4.5% will increase the determination of Scottish local government workers to secure more than the 2.5% pay increases currently on offer from their employers.
18th : STUC calls for local government employers and Scottish Government to return to negotiating table with realistic offer
Speaking ahead of the eve of the one day strike on Wednesday 20th August of local government and civil service workers, STUC General Secretary Grahame Smith today called for the employers to return to the negotiating table with wage offers reflecting the real prices increases being faced by public sector workers in Scotland.