2nd February 2007
Commenting on the occupation of the Simclar plant in Kilwinning by workers sacked on Monday STUC General Secretary, Grahame Smith, said: “The anger of the Simclar workers is entirely understandable. They have been treated disgracefully by an owner who is experienced in closing plants but not in dealing with an organised workforce.
7th February 2007
Commenting on the reports that the BNP were to receive hundreds of thousands of pounds in election publicity funding, the General Secretary of the Scottish TUC Grahame Smith said
8th February 2007
Commenting on the Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to leave rates unchanged, Grahame Smith, STUC General Secretary said:
14th February 2007
Commenting on the new labour market statistics for Scotland published today (14th February 2007), Stephen Boyd, STUC Assistant Secretary said,
14th February 2007
Following the fine of £980,000 imposed by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) on the Nationwide Building Society the STUC has expressed its anger that corporate crime and failures in the finance industry are more likely to attract meaningful sanctions than courts can impose on organisations that kill or maim their workers.
14th February 2007
On learning of Scottish Executive plans to build a new Forth crossing STUC Assistant Secretary John Park said:
14th February 2007
Following today’s lobby (14th February 2007) of the Glasgow University Court by staff and students from Crichton Campus and from Glasgow University, STUC General Secretary Grahame Smith said
16th February 2007
At today's opening of the Trade Union Futures Seminar held at the STUC Centre in Glasgow, STUC General Secretary Grahame Smith made the following remarks
16th February 2007
The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) and Community have organised a march and rally in support of the 420 employees recently sacked without consultation by the Simclar electronics company in Irvine and Kilwinning, North Ayrshire
21st February 2007
Commenting prior to today’s (Wednesday 21st February) Communication Workers Union lobby and rally as part of the ‘Serving Quality – A Future for our Post Office’ campaign STUC General Secretary, Grahame Smith, said,
22nd February 2007
Unpaid overtime is on the decline in Scotland, but progress is so slow that it will take until 2025 before no-one is doing more than 10 hours unpaid extra work every week, according to an analysis of official statistics published by the TUC today (Friday).
24th February 2007
Scotland’s for Peace is organising a march and rally on the theme “Bin the Bomb – don’t replace Trident” in Glasgow on Saturday 24 February 2007. The march will begin at 11.30am in George Square and will culminate in an indoor rally at 12.30pm. The rally will end a series of meetings in Scotland this week as part of the “Bin the Bomb” roadshow. Speakers at the rally will be STUC President Katrina Purcell, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, Rev Alan McDonald, Bruce Kent, Jeremy Corbyn, Alex Salmond MP, and representatives from UNISON and TGWU, amongst others.
26th February 2007
Speaking at the Holyrood Conference ‘Economic Development: Smarter and More Successful?’ STUC General Secretary Grahame Smith criticised all Scotland’s political parties for limiting the debate on Scotland’s economy to a narrow set of issues, for failing to challenge current orthodoxy and for paying disproportionate attention to the views of a select few.