The STUC in Ayr heard a stark warning from UNISON’s Jane Carolan that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
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Only hope for BME workers lies in their unions
First time delegate and speaker, UNISON’s Priscilla Maramba, told Congress that ConDem austerity has worsened the plight of BME workers,
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Stop fracking and lobby for sustainable energy
Delegates backed a Fife TUC call to oppose fracking and underground coal gasification (UCG) until their potential impact on local
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Climate change and fuel poverty are urgent challenges
The STUC will work with NGOs and trade unions internationally to press for a Just Transition as part of a
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Prentis sends solidarity to Kobane
UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis took time out at the STUC conference today to visit the Kurdistan Solidarity stall along
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Quality child care needs a valued workforce
The STUC will work across the early years sector to ensure that all parents have access to free, universal and
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Care workers deserve living wage
The STUC endorsed UNISON’s Ethical Care Charter and committed to campaigning for a living wage for all care workers in
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End exploitation of young vulnerable workers
The STUC will press the Scottish Government to set up and fund an STUC administered vulnerable workers’ project as part
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Flexible working good for life and the workforce
The STUC will campaign for a legal right to flexible working and will support affiliate trade unions to challenge unreasonable
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Partnership means rights on both sides – repeal anti-union laws
STUC delegates slammed the attacks on equalities, employment rights and trade union freedoms and backed a UNISON led composite to
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