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More newsTrade unions locked out of SNP government discussions on the future of buses
October 5, 2026: Scotland’s largest trade union body, trade unions and campaigners have expressed ‘alarm’ as a Freedom of Information request reveals the Cabinet Secretary for Transport had “bypassed” discussions with Scotland’s bus workforce on the upcoming Better Buses legislation.
Reaction to incoming energy price hike
October 5, 2026: Year after year, working people are feeling the cold cruelty of winter with less and less money to stave off the chill. “Further energy prices rises only embed the alienation and desperate poverty felt by far too many working-class communities whilst simultaneously deepening the pockets of energy companies.
STUC calls for talks on council tax
October 5, 2026: “Scotland’s workers have had enough of politicians ducking the difficult decisions and kicking meaningful reform of our broken council tax system into the long grass. Thus, this is a welcome intervention from the Labour Party who, like all other political parties across Scotland with the exception of the Scottish Greens, have been far too glacial in calling for council tax reform.
“Livelihoods on the line” - STUC ‘alarmed’ at Cabinet Secretary intervention on public sector compulsory redundancies
October 1, 2026: Scotland’s largest trade union body have expressed their ‘alarm’ at the intervention of the Cabinet Secretary for Public Service Reform during an appearance at a Holyrood committee today, potentially signalling a rollback on the Scottish Government’s commitment to no compulsory redundancies.
‘Retired workers shouldn’t face detriment’ - STUC reaction to Prime Minister’s speech at Labour Party Conference
October 1, 2026: It’s welcome to hear the Prime Minister speak assertively on breaking away with the failed, Thatcherite economics that have infected our politics for too long.
