STUC welcomes shift towards social justice in referendum debate

22nd February 2013

Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Secretary Grahame Smith said: “The STUC welcomes YES Scotland’s comprehensive and serious response to our A Just Scotland interim report. We will of course address the many arguments and challenges set out in the paper in a detailed and considered manner over the coming weeks. A Just Scotland was designed to provoke exactly this kind of constructive discussion and debate.

STUC on labour market statistics

20th February 2013

Commenting on the new labour market statistics for Scotland published today, Grahame Smith, Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Secretary said:

STUC on the Scottish Budget

6th February 2013

Speaking in reaction to the Scottish Budget today, Grahame Smith Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Secretary said:

New STUC report exposes widespread punitive management practices

29th January 2013

Today (Tuesday 29 January 2013) the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) publishes a major new report, ‘Performance Management and the New Workplace Tyranny’ written by Professor Phil Taylor of the University of Strathclyde.

STUC on growth statistics

25th January 2013

Responding to ONS’s first estimate of GDP in Q4 2014 which showed the economy shrank by 0.3%, Grahame Smith, Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Secretary said:

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