Events

STUC events

Scottish Union Learning Union Learning Development Days (various locations)

Union Learning Development Days will have focussed workshops, and will look at how to support and develop local union-led learning activity. The local Trades Union Councils will contribute to the discussions on the need for local networks of trade union reps and activists.

Affiliate events

Havana Glasgow Film Festival 2026 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲: 𝗙𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼: ¡𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘀! + 𝗤&𝗔

A journey through the dramatic early years of the Cuban Revolution, when impossible dreams became possible. Guided by Fidel Castro’s own words and the stunning black and white footage from the iconic newsreels of Santiago Alvarez, we witness some of the defining moments that transformed Cuba and influenced the world.

Oban Pride on 22 August

Come along, march with us, visit our stall and help show that Unite stands proudly for equality, inclusion and LGBT+ rights.

REEL AGAINST RACISM Community Ceilidh on 5 September

A night of music, dance & community REEL AGAINST RACISM Community Ceilidh Saturday 5th September 7:30pm – 10:00pm Maryhill Burgh Halls

Ceilidh for Cuba on 9 October 2026

Join UNISON Scotland Young Members for an evening of ceilidh dancing and Caribbean vibes!

Clydebank TUC Public Meeting on 24 August

Young workers are most likely to be in insecure work, in low paid jobs and without opportunities to progress at work than any other age group. Unions mean better pay, secure jobs and training on the job, yet very few young workers are in unions. We can change that. Come along and hear how from a panel of young, leading local trade union members.

Scotland Demands Better Buses - Rally at Scottish Parliament on 2 September

We are calling on the Scottish Parliament to get bus franchising done by simplifying the legislation and committing the funding which will allow Scotland’s largest regional transport authority, SPT, to blaze a trail the rest of Scotland can follow to fix the mess of bus deregulation once and for all.

PCS members taking industrial action at the National Galleries of Scotland - various dates in August

PCS members at the National Galleries of Scotland are set to take industrial action during the Edinburgh Fringe in a dispute over imposed changes to staffing arrangements in the context of Public Service Reform.

RMT 20th Anniversary Reparations Solidarity Event on 23 August 2026

This landmark RMT conference will bring together trade unionists, reparations campaigners, community organisations, political figures and international speakers to explore reparations, restoration and the fight for structural justice. The conference will examine the theft of land, wealth, culture and language, while challenging colonial narratives and recognising the knowledge, achievements and humanity of African ancestors before enslavement and colonisation.

EIS industrial action

Members of the EIS at Glasgow Caledonian University on are on strike fighting against redundancies.