STUC REACTS WITH ANGER OVER WELFARE REFORMS
4th April 2011
The STUC has condemned the latest attack by the coalition Government on our welfare system as they press ahead with plans to bully vulnerable people into work.
4th April 2011
The STUC has condemned the latest attack by the coalition Government on our welfare system as they press ahead with plans to bully vulnerable people into work.
6th April 2011
The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) has welcomed funding from the Scottish Government of £1.4m for union-led learning initiatives until March 2012. The STUC will take forward this work through Scottish Union Learning.
12th April 2011
STUC WELCOMES DAMAGES SCOTLAND ACT RULING The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) has welcomed the ruling from the Court of Session rejecting the latest attempts from the insurance industry to deny compensation for thousands of workers exposed to asbestos and who subsequently contracted pleural plaques.
13th April 2011
Commenting on the latest set of labour market statistics for Scotland, Grahame Smith, Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Secretary said:
17th April 2011
In advance of STUC Congress 2011 which begins on Monday, the STUC is publishing a major discussion paper, the Future of Manufacturing Industry in Scotland. This is a key component of the comprehensive policy agenda being developed and debated at Congress in response to the coalition government’s avoidable, unfair and regressive cuts agenda.
18th April 2011
The annual One Workplace Equality Award to recognise the role of Scottish trade union members in promoting equality in the workplace will be presented today (16.05 hrs Monday 18th April) at the STUC Annual Congress in Ayr.
18th April 2011
The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) today predicts a major upsurge in joint campaigning and political pressure as communities come together to campaign against cuts and for economic growth. Representatives from community, equality and faith groups will participate in the STUC’s first ever Congress Special Open Session, focussing on the There is a Better Way campaign.
18th April 2011
Ahead of Wednesday’s Congress debate on workplace health and safety, Grahame Smith, Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Secretary said:
18th April 2011
The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) has announced that the recipients of this year’s STUC health and safety award are the Unite health and safety representatives at Tullis Russell Papermakers
19th April 2011
The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) has announced that the recipients of this year’s STUC Helen Dowie Award for Lifelong Learning are the Communication Workers’ Union Learning Reps at Glasgow Royal Mail Centre in Springburn.
20th April 2011
An emergency motion was passed today by STUC Annual Congress urging the UK Government to work towards a cessation of the current military action in Libya and to seek a diplomatic solution that will allow for a peaceful transition to democracy in the country.
27th April 2011
Commenting on publication of preliminary estimates for UK GDP growth in Q1 2011 which showed growth of 0.5%, Grahame Smith, STUC General Secretary said:
27th April 2011
Ahead of the first International Workers Memorial Day (Thursday 28th April) to be recognised formally by the UK Government the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) has called for communities throughout Scotland to remember the hundred of Scottish workers who have died in the past year as a result of industrial injury or disease.
