2nd September 2009
'The Scottish Trades Union Congress fully supports today’s lobby of the Scottish Parliament by workers from Diageo’s Scottish sites. The lobby presents a major opportunity for politicians from all parties to show their opposition, before this afternoon’s ministerial statement and the subsequent member’s debate, to the proposed restructuring of Diageo in Scotland which would result in 900 job losses.
16th September 2009
Speaking as ONS data confirmed another rise in Scottish unemployment, Grahame Smith, Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Secretary said:
17th September 2009
Reacting to John Swinney’s statement on the draft Scottish Budget, Grahame Smith, General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) said
21st September 2009
The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) will join Scottish Government coalition in pressing the Chancellor of the Exchequer to bring forward capital spending from 2011-2012 to 2010-2011, but the Cabinet Secretary for Finance must support his case by abandoning the Council Tax freeze.
28th September 2009
Tributes have been flooding in for STUC's former General Secretary Bill Speirs, who passed away last Wednesday. The funeral will take place at 1pm in Renfrew Town Hall on Thursday 1st October. Links to tributes to Bill and full funeral details can be accessed through the link above.
30th September 2009
The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) today voiced its concern at the Report of the Civil Courts in Scotland. General Secretary Grahame Smith said: