Motion 87
Scotland Demands Better
“That this Congress notes that Dundee, like many other communities in Scotland, faces an uncertain future. 2024 looks to be one of the most challenging years. The Scottish Government’s Index of Multiple Deprivation shows that over 40,000 Dundonians, in a city of 140,000 people, live in areas designated in the ‘worst’ 20%. Earlier this year Dundee Trades Union Council and its affiliated trades unions again protested against cuts made by Dundee City Council to its budget. This was mirrored by TUCs across the country. For over a decade there have been calls for needs-led budgets in Scotland’s hard-hit communities, as cuts have robbed them of hundreds of millions of pounds.
“Under the STUC’s banner of Scotland Demands Better, local fights to retain jobs and services rub shoulders with positive campaigns for the public control of buses, investment in local domestic energy saving and for a popular Just Transition.
“Trade unionists have been central to challenging the impact of politically supported managerialism that simply looks to implement a neoliberal economic orthodoxy. This has been true in both the public and private sectors. Furthermore, management look to limit the role of trade unions in negotiations for workplace pay, and terms and conditions, with even this role being constrained.
“With a General Election imminent we resolve to strive for progress for our citizens and our communities, for a different future from that offered by our political class.
“Congress
- believes that the decisions of our Congress provide the best election manifesto for the Scottish people.
- calls on the General Council to work with broader Civil Society to build an agenda, around the election, of hope and progress.
- resolves to use the lessons and tactics of recent strike actions to help galvanise our movement to strive for gains across the broad Scottish social and political agenda.”
Mover: Dundee Trades Union Council
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