6th March 2009
The Scottish Trade Union Congress (STUC) has joined UCATT and UNITE in condemning the use of blacklisting in the construction industry following revelations that major companies unlawfully access personal information on prospective employees through a consultant as part of the selection process.
6th March 2009
Commenting in the interval between the Prime Minister’s address to Scottish Labour Party Conference and his meeting with an Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) delegation, Dave Moxham, STUC Deputy General Secretary said:
8th March 2009
The Scottish Living Wage Campaign (SLWC) today welcomed the announcement by Glasgow City Council leader Stephen Purcell that no employee would be paid less than £7 per hour.
11th March 2009
From the General Secretary, Grahame Smith, on behalf of the General Council of the Scottish Trades Union Congress
11th March 2009
The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) has welcomed Government plans to compensate pleural plaques victims ahead of the Stage 3 debate of the Damages (Asbestos-related Conditions) (Scotland) Bill.
11th March 2009
The Scottish Trades Union Congress has welcomed the decision by the Scottish Parliament to pass legislation that will ensure pleural plaques victims will, in future, be compensated for damage done following negligent exposure to asbestos. Grahame Smith, STUC General Secretary said
12th March 2009
Commenting on the announcement that manufacturing is to cease at NCR’s Dundee plant with the loss of 252 jobs, Grahame Smith, Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Secretary said:
16th March 2009
Representatives of Scotland's voluntary sector organisations and unions will come together today (Tuesday 17th March) to continue their campaign for a new approach to voluntary sector funding, to increase stability, maintain quality of service provision and improve employment conditions for frontline staff in the sector.
17th March 2009
Using the latest unemployment statistics for January 2009, the TUC has worked out the number of jobseeker allowance (JSA) claimants per jobcentre vacancy in every local authority in the UK.
18th March 2009
Commenting on today’s labour market statistics, Grahame Smith, Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Secretary said:
26th March 2009
Speaking ahead of the G20 summit and the massive 'Put People First' event on Saturday (28 March), Grahame Smith, Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Secretary said:
26th March 2009
Speaking as the Scottish Chambers of Commerce publishes its annual ‘Burdens Barometer’, Stephen Boyd, Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) Assistant Secretary said: “Given that the current economic crisis is the result of weak and ineffective regulation in the financial sector, it is a somewhat strange time for the Chambers to proceed with publishing its ‘Burdens Barometer’.