A 'Just Transition' can't become an empty slogan.

It requires sustained support from the Scottish Government to guarantee good quality, highly-skilled green jobs. Right now, they have a mountain to climb.

Read Roz Foyer in The Press and Journal ahead of #STUC24

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Our General Secretary Roz Foyer gives a breakdown of day 1 at STUC Congress 2024

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On #scotnight

🔷 Can tensions be cooled following Iran's attack on Israel? Amy Mackinnon & David Pratt

🔷 We speak to Roz Foyer as trade unionists gather for the STUC annual conference

🔷 Shona Craven & John McLellan discuss some of the other headlines

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STUC Congress is beginning and delegates are hearing a vibrant history of trades councils, Dundee, its twinning with Nablus 🇵🇸, and the Caird Hall - from our President Mike Arnott 😍Solidarity #STUC24 ✊

Busy first morning at STUC for delegates from our affiliated unions.

Some of them pictured below 📸
BFAWU
The PDA
HCSA – the hospital doctors' union

#STUC #STUC 24 #GFTU #GFTU 125

Looking fwd to 📣 in support of a motion later tdy abt representation of black workers in the trade union movements.I hope to raise awareness of the voices that have been silenced & hidden,inspired by the series Rajesh Thind #Defiance and this fab 📙 by Preeti Dhillon
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STUC Congress now hearing from ⁦Anas Sarwar⁩ leader of ⁦⁦Scottish Labour⁩ tells delegates he expects Labour MSPs and MPs to stand with workers on picket lines to hear direct from them, represent them, and deliver for them in government #STUC24

Looking forward to speaking at RMT Scotland Fringe Meeting at #STUC24 . Non weather related ferry cancellations have more than tripled over the last 5 years due to the ageing fleet.

We need a Peoples CalMac!

EIS Vice-President Allan Crosbie speaks in support of Composite A on raising taxes to deliver for Scotland.

'After a decade of compromising on austerity, we are not compromising any more. It is time to take more money from the richest to invest in our public services.' #STUC24

EIS President and EIS delegation leader Paula McEwan casts the delegation's vote on Motion 50 at this year's Congress
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'The most important thing we can do at the next General Election is to boot these rotten Tories out of government once and for all' Anas Sarwar.

Agreed.

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We are at STUC Congress, come by our stall to say hi and get antiracist materials for your workplace!

We encourage delegates to attend our fringe meeting today with Aamer Anwar✊🏾🏳️‍🌈#BlackLivesMatter Sheku Bayoh Justice Campaign #BlackLivesMatter Zamard Zahid 🧡 PCS Scotland STUC Black Workers

#StopRwanda #Justice4ShekuBayoh

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Informative to hear Aamer Anwar✊🏾🏳️‍🌈#BlackLivesMatter introducing our Justice for Sheku Bayoh #STUC24 fringe meeting, giving us an overview of the shockingly racist rhetoric around the death of Sheku in police custody and the parallels to the Surjit Singh Chhokar case.

#STUC24 hearing from UCU president Justine Mercer UCU President on securing fair and equal pay in public services. Outlines cuts to higher education pay and gender, race and disability pay gaps

Mick Dolan, Vice-Convener of @eisunion Salaries Committee, seconds Motion 49 on securing fair and equal pay in public services.

'Fair pay is not just about keeping pace with inflation, it is also about protecting our public services.'
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UCU delegate Tom Jones from UCU St Andrews supporting composite I on Housing at #STUC24 calling for an interim rent cap to protect renters from rent increases, and supporting the work of Living Rent

Thanks & credit to Simon from FBU Scotland for moving the #STUC24 motion on the need for funding to address RAAC issues in public buildings. Homes, schools & other workplaces are affected. People’s safety matters!
Motion carried. Unanimously, I think!

If you are attending #STUC24 in Dundee- Join the fringe, where you’ll hear from the Sheku Bayoh Justice Campaign, nearly 9 years after Sheku died in police custody - speaking about the progress of the inquiry & what trade unionists can do to campaign for justice
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Fair Work Convention members Roz Foyer Mary Alexander Tracy Gilbert and Satnam Ner join fellow trade union colleagues for the start of this year’s STUC #STUC24 Congress

'There's no shortage of wealth in our economy. It's just in the wrong places right now.'

Ahead of #STUC24 our General Secretary Roz Foyer was on BBC Radio Scotland this morning 🎧