Women Demand Better!
MSPs urged to place women's voices front and centre of next year's Holyrood election, as the STUC Women's Committee meet in Glasgow for their annual conference and launch their manifesto.
Unions Taking Action on Palestine
The STUC is proud to launch our new Boycott, Divest & Sanctions resource pack.
STUC's Just Transition Project
Scotland needs to move to a low carbon economy. The STUC is working with trade unions to create a worker-led Just Transition.
Taxing Wealth
A new report for Tax Justice Scotland has exposed Scotland’s staggering wealth gap with just five families holding more wealth (£19.3bn) than a quarter of Scotland’s population with the least wealth combined (£18.9bn).
STUC in the news
Visit our newsroom to read our latest press releases and the General Secretary's newspaper columns.
Join a Union
More than six million workers in the UK are in a union – from nurses to pilots, actors to lorry drivers. Find the right union for you by using the TUC's union finder tool
Latest news
More newsFinal sitting day of the sixth session of the Scottish Parliament
March 25, 2026: This Parliament, like those before it, is still falling short of delivering the change that Scotland’s communities are desperately seeking. For too many workers, power remains concentrated in the upper echelons of society, with wealth and resources in the hands of the few.
Announcement on Vestas offshore wind facility
March 25, 2026: Commenting on the news that Danish engineering firm Vestas look set build an offshore wind facility in Scotland, STUC General Secretary Roz Foyer said: “The proposal from Vestas to create a hub and nacelle factory should be welcomed. With the investment subject to securing orders from developers, the onus is on the Scottish and UK Government to finally require these companies to build up Scotland’s manufacturing if they want access to our wind.
STUC: Scotland’s Trade Unions Welcome Sectoral Bargaining in Social Care
March 20, 2026: Unions welcome step forward on social care bargaining – but warn government: “this must deliver real change”.
ROYAL MAIL CRISIS THREATEN SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT ELECTION WARN UNIONS
March 9, 2026: The union representing Royal Mail workers across Scotland and Scotland’s largest trade union body has issued an urgent warning over the “viability” of the upcoming Scottish Parliament election as the postal service faces a “perilous” future.
STUC Statement: Iran and conflict in West Asia
March 6, 2026: The STUC condemns the war initiated by the US and Israel being waged in the West Asia. This not only contravenes international law but continues to expand on a daily basis. The use of force outside clear United Nations authorisation represents a?breach of the fundamental principles of peaceful settlement of disputes?enshrined in the UN Charter.
