#STUC16 The STUC will continue to oppose the “Prevent” strategy amidst concerns that it could criminalise Muslim communities and has
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Author: Kate Ramsden
Time for inclusive education and an end to homophobia in schools
#STUC16 The STUC backed the TIE (Time for Inclusive Education) campaign which is committed to inclusive education, and which aims
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Use Scottish Government powers to protect the low paid
#STUC16 Delegates to Congress slammed cuts to tax credits and pledged to continue the campaign to fight these cuts and
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Let’s give disabled young people the chance they deserve
#STUC16 Disabled young people are massively under-represented in apprenticeships and Congress delegates backed a wide-ranging campaign to address the difficulties
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Cuts to emergency services put staff and communities at risk
#STUC16 The STUC will press the Scottish Government to adequately fund the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and to properly
Read moreNo more excuses – time to address Scotland’s housing crisis.
#STUC16 The STUC will press the incoming Scottish Government to back Shelter Scotland’s campaign for a radical programme to build
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Public private finance – secret and eye wateringly expensive
#STUC16 The STUC will call for an independent enquiry into PFI/PPP funding models for public sector building work, as well
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Procurement at the heart of strong manufacturing sector
#STUC16 UNISON’s Carol Ball threw the spotlight on procurement as Congress set out an ambitious plan to end the stagnation
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Time to make equal pay a reality for women
#STUC16 The STUC is calling for equal pay to be a manifesto commitment for all parties ahead of the Scottish
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Workers of all ages deserve a real living wage
#STUC16 STUC Congress slammed the UK Government’s “so-called” national living wage and pledged to press for a real Living Wage
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