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More newsGive workers back control: STUC reaction to the Prime Minister’s speech in Scotland
October 16, 2026: “The Prime Minister is to be commended for seeking to put aside party political point scoring and to work together with the Scottish Government for the benefit of working-class communities. His offer to devolve further powers to Scotland in terms of employment support is welcome and he’s correct to signal the potential for significant additional devolution within Scotland.
‘The Workers’ Inquiry’ launched as STUC announces campaign for worker-led public service improvements
October 15, 2026: Trade unions launch public sector improvement campaign against Scottish Government cuts and closures Scotland’s largest trade union body has launched their campaign on the future of Scotland’s public services, as the STUC establishes their ‘Workers’ Inquiry: Public Services for the People of Scotland’ campaign.
Trade 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.
