STUC breaks ground on site for new premises in Bridgeton
15th January 2020
15th January 2020
16th January 2020
20th January 2020
2nd February 2020
6th February 2020
12th February 2020
12th February 2020
The STUC has added its voice to international condemnation of death threats directed towards Colombian Trade union leader Diogenes Orjuela.
27th February 2020
3rd March 2020
STUC calls for government action in sick pay to reduce the spread of the Coronavirus
3rd March 2020
STUC responds to Audit Scotland Report on nursery expansion
9th March 2020
Corona Virus: STUC Writes to Chancellor Ahead of Wednesday's Budget
10th March 2020
Ahead of Wednesday’s Budget, the STUC has written to the Chancellor calling for a range of measures to ensure fair treatment of all workers and to ensure that there are fewer disincentives to adhering to safety advice.
18th March 2020
STUC states out the trade union movement in Scotland's demands of government and employers during the CoVid 19 pandemic.
19th March 2020
STUC's latest statements on the CoVid19 pandemic and what it means for workers
20th March 2020
No excuse for bosses not to retain all staff and stump up the extra 20 per cent our members need
22nd March 2020
STUC calls for massive step-up in testing for essential workers
23rd March 2020
Act immediately to address workers and business confusion over furloughing of workers
23rd March 2020
Unions voice serious and shared concerns over inconsistent response and lack of a coordinated approach across both the further and higher education
24th March 2020
Our latest COVID19 update regarding health and safety.
26th March 2020
A largely welcome intervention which will provide relief for many
30th March 2020
Fears that current crisis could bring about massive breakdown in workplace relations. Calls for a moratorium on contract changes during the period the scheme is in operation.
31st March 2020
3rd April 2020
Survey predicts further massive growth in applications for Universal Credit as uncertainty has yet to feed through to numbers applying.
4th April 2020
STUC strongly welcomes strengthened Scottish Government Guidance on social distancing and condemns UK Government’s approach.
7th April 2020
Focus on major alarm at contradictory PPE guidance for home and social care workers. STUC demands immediate withdrawal of advice from chief nursing officer and urgent roll out of testing for care workers.
11th April 2020
Most workers do not feel safe, according to a survey of over 1500 workers in Scotland.
12th April 2020
Results from a survey of over 1500 workers in Scotland have revealed the advantages enjoyed by unionised workers over un-unionised workers during the pandemic.
14th April 2020
Pre-existent health and safety concerns are exacerbating current crisis. STUC calls for immediate access to non-unionised workplaces for union health and safety reps to conduct a full assessment of working conditions in the sector.
23rd April 2020
Disabled workers have appealed to the public to respect social distancing measures and urged supermarkets to do more to support disabled people with food deliveries.
24th April 2020
The STUC is urging hundreds of thousands of workers to check their pay today. It is also calling on employers to make all efforts to switch to digital pay-slips to ensure workers receive up to date information on their pay.
28th April 2020
International Workers Memorial Day
1st May 2020
Time £2 Pay Key Workers - Undervalued, underpaid but going the extra mile
5th May 2020
COVID 19: survey lifts lid on widespread fear among call centre workers in Scotland and across the UK
10th May 2020
STUC slams Prime Minister’s Broadcast as confusing and dangerous
20th May 2020
The STUC has reacted with extreme disappointment to developments in Parliament today, as amendment after amendment to the Coronavirus (No.2) Bill was voted down often by an alliance of SNP and Tory votes.
21st May 2020
First Minister correct to remain cautious. Route Map faces serious obstacles before implementation is possible
22nd May 2020
The STUC Black Workers Committee urges Scottish Government to take action on a number of issues pertaining to Black and Minority Ethnic workers during the Coronavirus pandemic.
27th May 2020
As new figures show that trade union membership increased for the third year in a row, Scotland’s leading trade unionist has called on workers to join a union.
29th May 2020
STUC responds to Government announcement on wage support scheme
31st May 2020
2nd June 2020
The STUC Black Workers Committees Statement Regarding Racist Police Violence
6th June 2020
As protests spread across the globe in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, the STUC has called a virtual protest: BLACK LIVES MATTER - We Can’t Breathe. Justice for Sheku Bayoh!
10th June 2020
16th June 2020
Urgent action required as young workers facing a barren labour market
16th June 2020
A panicked rush to re-open workplaces could cause a second spike in infection rates followed by a double dip recession the STUC said, in response to today’s unemployment figures.
18th June 2020
18th June 2020
22nd June 2020
22nd June 2020
On average, young workers are two and a half times more likely to be working in industries affected by the COVID 19 crisis.
23rd June 2020
STUC expresses note of caution on safety and need for further consultation with unions in response to today’s announcement from the Education Secretary regarding new plans for full time school return after the summer break.
24th June 2020
29th June 2020
29th June 2020
Black Workers Committee Statement on the Tragic Incident at the Park Inn Hotel.
30th June 2020
New Deal is not the real deal. Capital investment plan is woefully inadequate to tackle economic downturn. Calls for a plan at least twenty times more ambitious than was announced today
2nd July 2020
STUC urge all workers to join a union and encourages good employers to engage with workers to ensure workplaces are safe
5th July 2020
The Scottish Trades Union Congress today (STUC) today warned that without greater union involvement in funding packages and future planning, the creative sector faces deep and lasting damage, with low-income and excluded groups at most risk.
5th July 2020
Health and Care workers must not be left on their own in seeking fair pay
8th July 2020
The STUC called for urgent talks to ensure that kick start programme creates better and more sustainable jobs
9th July 2020
STUC says Scotland is entering its most crucial period in the recovery from COVID lockdown
10th July 2020
Disabled workers in Scotland sound the alarm over face masks and access to public transport as the “new normal” begins
10th July 2020
10th July 2020
CAMPAIGNING PENSIONERS DEMAND WESTMINSTER TAKE BACK RESPONSIBILITY FOR TV LICENCE FIASCO
14th July 2020
As Scotland takes its biggest step so far in the easing of lockdown, the STUC warns employers to step up on staff safety.
15th July 2020
Edinburgh pub worker calls on hospitality staff to join a union urgently
19th July 2020
STUC welcomes Refreshed Statement of Fair Work Principles
20th July 2020
Call Centre Covid outbreak underlines need for strong safety guidance and union engagement
27th July 2020
STUC calls for urgent action government action to protect jobs at Alexander Dennis
30th July 2020
STUC welcomes short-term recommendations in reports of the Just Transition Commission and Infrastructure Commission but calls for more Government ambition in the face of unprecedented crisis and the need for a just green recovery
30th July 2020
The STUC has called for the Government and local authorities to heed the advice of teachers and the whole education workforce to ensure that schools are safe environments for pupils and staff.
30th July 2020
UK Government would use single market provisions to undermine Scottish Parliament powers.
31st July 2020
5th August 2020
Despite some welcome initiatives and commitment to Fair Work, Scottish Government’s Economic Recovery Implementation Plan does not match up to the scale of the crisis and the need to build back better
10th August 2020
The Scottish Trades Union Congress Black Workers Committee has today written to the SQA to raise concerns about the re-grading of pupil’s exam results and the lack of ethnicity data gathering from the SQA.
11th August 2020
The STUC has called on bar, restaurant and accommodation workers to monitor employers and share information with colleagues as figures released today indicate a shortage of work and increase in zero hours contracts that risks putting workers even more at the mercy of bosses.
11th August 2020
Grades debacle has been a slap in the face for pupils and hard-working teachers and exposed the failure of successive governments to tackle the root causes of an unequal and class ridden economy
12th August 2020
With precarious work increasing, and low pay remaining endemic, many workers are facing a triple whammy of a fall in relative wages, increases in rent and high fuel bills.
12th August 2020
Following news that the UK has been the worst hit by falls in growth and ahead of the Scottish Parliament debate on the response to the Advisory Group on Economic Recovery (AGER) report, the STUC has called on the Scottish Government to bring forward clear job saving proposals for the immediate term as well as providing a medium and longer term investment strategy to create sustainable jobs.
18th August 2020
The STUC has called for stringent monitoring to ensure employers in the creative sector use support funds to maximise ongoing employment and guarantees of Fair Work
20th August 2020
21st August 2020
25th August 2020
Following on from reports of abuse faced by Humza Yousaf MSP, and previous reports of abuse faced by Anas Sarwar MSP and BME local councillors, the STUC’s Black Workers Committee stands in solidarity with all politicians in Scotland from a BME background.
26th August 2020
The STUC has today written to Alok Sharma MP and Paul Wheelhouse MSP, respective UK and Scottish Ministers with the energy portfolio, calling for urgent action and a jobs crisis summit with a seat at the table for its affiliated unions, Unite and GMB.
27th August 2020
28th August 2020
In light of reports that the UK Government is considering a massive push back to work campaign, the STUC is urging employers and workers in Scotland to follow Scottish Government guidelines.
29th August 2020
Ahead of the Programme for Government on Tuesday next week, the STUC are calling for significant public sector intervention to create good jobs, tackle inequality, and ensure a recovery benefits the majority of working people not just those at the top.
1st September 2020
2nd September 2020
As the Government contribution for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme drops to 70%, and with two months until it is scheduled to come to an end, the STUC is urging the UK Government to extend the furlough scheme to protect jobs in struggling sectors.
3rd September 2020
9th September 2020
18th September 2020
21st September 2020
22nd September 2020
23rd September 2020
Workers facing an impoverished and isolated Christmas unless Government acts now
24th September 2020
Trade union intervention has guaranteed that many jobs will be saved, but thousands more will be lost because of Chancellor’s dithering and delay and gaps in support
29th September 2020
Report contains new calculations highlighting that Scotland’s richest twenty families, many of whom are tax dodgers, are wealthier than 30% of Scotland’s population
1st October 2020
The STUC today welcomed the introduction of new legislation which extends National Minimum Wage (NMW) pay rates to cover all seafarers working on merchant ships between ports in Scotland and the rest of the UK.
4th October 2020
A quarter of a million people in Scotland have seen their incomes fall below minimum wage levels since the start of the crisis says STUC
6th October 2020
STUC comment on the Prime Ministers Conservative Party Conference speech.
7th October 2020
13th October 2020
As UK unemployment figures are released, the STUC calls for more government support to prevent further job losses.
14th October 2020
15th October 2020
21st October 2020
Scottish Government commitment to Green Jobs in tatters as they pull support from BiFab
22nd October 2020
23rd October 2020
26th October 2020
Lack of ambition for fair work overshadows positives in Tourism Taskforce report, says STUC
27th October 2020
27th October 2020
27th October 2020
STUC supports broad thrust of Framework but warns that more consideration is required for schools and non-essential workplaces under Tier 4 restrictions
3rd November 2020
5th November 2020
10th November 2020
Furlough U-turn came too late to save thousands from redundancy
10th November 2020
16th November 2020
Ahead of its annual Congress on Tuesday, the STUC will on Monday releases report revealing the extent of the damage being done to workers across the hospitality and culture sectors.
17th November 2020
17th November 2020
18th November 2020
24th November 2020
On the eve of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (25th November), the trade union federations of Great Britain and the island of Ireland (TUC, STUC, WTUC and ICTU) which together represent over 6 million workers, call for urgent interventions to sup- port victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence in work and in society.
24th November 2020
24th November 2020
25th November 2020
STUC comments on Rishi Sunak's Spending Review
1st December 2020
3rd December 2020
Today’s announcement is the latest stage in a sorry saga of government and corporate failure with the victims being workers and their families from Fife to the Islands.
7th December 2020
Re-introduction of controversial internal market clauses again shows U.K. government’s disregard for devolution
8th December 2020
Bosses must maintain the highest health and safety standards and find ways other than Christmas parties to thank workers.
10th December 2020
15th December 2020
As the Fair Work Convention releases their “Fair Work in Scotland” report, the STUC is calling on employers and government to take action to ensure that all workers in Scotland have “Fair Work”.
16th December 2020
21st December 2020
As Scotland prepares to move into Level 4 from Boxing Day, the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) is urging for the closure of non-essential workplaces, such as construction and manufacturing.
24th December 2020
Tens of thousands of key workers will be working on Christmas Day to keep health, care and other vital services running. Still tens of thousands more will be working on Boxing Day as a range of retail outlets, deemed essential, re-open. The Scottish Government has also not yet heeded STUC’s calls for non-essential workplaces, such as manufacturing and construction, to close.
24th December 2020
Avoiding the precipice of a No Deal Brexit does not disguise the threats to workers’ rights
27th December 2020
The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) has been reflecting on what has been the “most challenging year ever” for workplace health and safety reps.
29th December 2020
The STUC surveyed over a thousand workers and found that the crisis has exacerbated a pre-existing lack of trust in employers when it comes to disclosing mental health conditions.
