Our purpose is to co-ordinate, develop and articulate the views and policies of the trade union movement in Scotland.https://bsky.app/profile/scottishtuc.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottishtuc.bsky.social/post/3mvs7dfx7vk2vWorkers are rightly worried about local services given the cuts proposed from the Scottish Government A fairer Council Tax system ensures we raise the revenue needed to support the public services we all rely on @rozfoyer.bsky.social / @dennynews.bsky.social https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/scots-want-rich-households-pay-3767216118 Sep 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:ftel4zd4qkoyvr54fbob2prb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvs7dfx7vk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottishtuc.bsky.social/post/3mvs3i24yjc2lToday is International Equal Pay Day. The 10% Gender Pay Gap in Scotland is a complete failure of the state. Governments and employers need to seriously buck their ideas up if we are to eliminate the gap. @rozfoyer.bsky.social/ @scotsman.com https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/gender-pay-gap-a-failure-of-the-state-says-top-trade-unionist-907932618 Sep 2026 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:ftel4zd4qkoyvr54fbob2prb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvs3i24yjc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottishtuc.bsky.social/post/3mvphfx7zyc22We cannot allow Scotland’s transition to renewables to become another chapter in the sorry story that shows corporations getting richer whilst workers get scraps from the table. @heraldscotland.bsky.social/ @martin1williams.bsky.social /@rozfoyer.bsky.social https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26556544.audit-scotland-calls-rethink-scotwind-benefits-scotland/17 Sep 2026 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:ftel4zd4qkoyvr54fbob2prb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvphfx7zyc22https://bsky.app/profile/scottishtuc.bsky.social/post/3mviacevzok27This week, STUC General Secretary Roz Foyer writes in @heraldscotland.bsky.social on Scotland’s £2 bus fare cap and the bigger question of who controls our bus network.14 Sep 2026 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:ftel4zd4qkoyvr54fbob2prb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviacevzok27https://bsky.app/profile/scottishtuc.bsky.social/post/3mvi5nepyzk2wWorking class people across Scotland are fighting back against the far-right. From Maryhill to Dumfries, here are the stories of those in our communities seeking to show solidarity over scapegoating. @neilmackay.bsky.social / @heraldscotland.bsky.social https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26543782.it-beggars-belief-scots-fight-far-right-streets/14 Sep 2026 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:ftel4zd4qkoyvr54fbob2prb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvi5nepyzk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/scottishtuc.bsky.social/post/3mva6w2z3zs2oWomen’s safety cannot become an expendable pawn in attempts to inflame tensions over race, sex or gender. It's abusive, predatory men – those who control, intimidate and harm women – who are responsible for compromising that safety. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Sep 2026 08:53 +0000at://did:plc:ftel4zd4qkoyvr54fbob2prb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mva6w2z3zs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/scottishtuc.bsky.social/post/3mva6tjvpcc2oEvery woman in Scotland has a right to feel safe. That safety must never be weaponised to fuel racism. @rozfoyer.bsky.social/ @hannahmargbrown.bsky.social / @heraldscotland.bsky.social https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26535796.minister-backs-warning-pink-ladies-glasgow-protest/11 Sep 2026 08:52 +0000at://did:plc:ftel4zd4qkoyvr54fbob2prb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mva6tjvpcc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/scottishtuc.bsky.social/post/3muwnewwh222vThis week, Roz Foyer writes in @heraldscotland.bsky.social on why public sector reform must not become cuts by another name. Read the article below: https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/holyrood/26523367.government-must-prove-public-sector-reform-not-cover-cuts/07 Sep 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:ftel4zd4qkoyvr54fbob2prb/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwnewwh222vhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottishtuc.bsky.social/post/3muhauk765k2hCuts should not be presented to our communities as the only option. Investment in our public services, bringing high-quality jobs and hope back to our towns and cities is what the First Minister should be focusing on. 📰More in today's @scotsman.com01 Sep 2026 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:ftel4zd4qkoyvr54fbob2prb/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhauk765k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottishtuc.bsky.social/post/3muharuimgk2hToday's Programme for Government must lead with ambition and not apathy. Our communities need funding and hope, not cuts dressed up as public sector reform. Read our full statement👇01 Sep 2026 10:50 +0000at://did:plc:ftel4zd4qkoyvr54fbob2prb/app.bsky.feed.post/3muharuimgk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottishtuc.bsky.social/post/3muf6lpkpoc2pThis week, Roz Foyer writes in @heraldscotland.bsky.social on Dolly Parton’s legacy of solidarity, workers’ rights and public good. Read more below: https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/26505905.scotlands-politicians-can-learn-dolly-partons-legacy/31 Aug 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:ftel4zd4qkoyvr54fbob2prb/app.bsky.feed.post/3muf6lpkpoc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/scottishtuc.bsky.social/post/3mty5b2jqh223This week, Roz Foyer writes in @heraldscotland.bsky.social on why Scotland’s Programme for Government must be about delivery, not familiar slogans. https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/holyrood/26485511.scotland-needs-real-action-programme-government/26 Aug 2026 10:37 +0000at://did:plc:ftel4zd4qkoyvr54fbob2prb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mty5b2jqh223https://bsky.app/profile/scottishtuc.bsky.social/post/3mteirxocmk2fCorrect.18 Aug 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:ftel4zd4qkoyvr54fbob2prb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mteirxocmk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottishtuc.bsky.social/post/3mtbw6yl5as2f✂️The Scottish Government's cuts to our public sector leads the front page of today's @heraldscotland.bsky.social17 Aug 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:ftel4zd4qkoyvr54fbob2prb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbw6yl5as2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottishtuc.bsky.social/post/3mtbtbkjkpc2fCutting 20,000 jobs from our public sector is dangerous and damaging to our public services. The Scottish Government cannot claim this will improve outcomes for working people. @rozfoyer.bsky.social/ @heraldscotland.bsky.social/ @hannahmargbrown.bsky.social https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26468299.scottish-government-public-service-cuts-dangerous-warns-stuc/17 Aug 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:ftel4zd4qkoyvr54fbob2prb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbtbkjkpc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottishtuc.bsky.social/post/3mtbll6mqh223Public money should come with Fair Work guarantees. Roz Foyer writes on why the Scottish Government must give Fair Work First more teeth, with trade union recognition and collective bargaining treated as the gold standard for real worker voice. Read it in today's @heraldscotland.bsky.social17 Aug 2026 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:ftel4zd4qkoyvr54fbob2prb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbll6mqh223https://bsky.app/profile/scottishtuc.bsky.social/post/3mspx2ntnlc2wEdinburgh gives a lot to host the Festival. It is only fair the city gets more back. Read STUC Roz Foyer's column in @heraldscotland.bsky.social https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/26447029.edinburghs-visitor-levy-tourist-tax-fair-deal/10 Aug 2026 10:59 +0000at://did:plc:ftel4zd4qkoyvr54fbob2prb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mspx2ntnlc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/scottishtuc.bsky.social/post/3mr5rnmgeik24STUC Statement on the on the appointment of Andy Burnham as Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland21 Jul 2026 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:ftel4zd4qkoyvr54fbob2prb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5rnmgeik24https://bsky.app/profile/scottishtuc.bsky.social/post/3mr5gbcmzfc2lThis week, Roz Foyer writes on how far-right hate is exploiting genuine working-class fears. Communities deserve safety, dignity and hope, not racism, disinformation and division. Read Roz’s latest column in @heraldscotland.bsky.social https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/holyrood/26290282.far-right-hate-hijacking-scotlands-working-class-protests/21 Jul 2026 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:ftel4zd4qkoyvr54fbob2prb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5gbcmzfc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottishtuc.bsky.social/post/3mqjn7w43dk2oWith 24 hyperscale data centre proposals currently being considered, Scotland needs clear guarantees on jobs, energy use, community benefit and Fair Work before these projects go ahead. Read Roz Foyer's column in @heraldscotland.bsky.social https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/26271033.ai-data-centres-scotland-unions-fear-new-luddite-moment/13 Jul 2026 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:ftel4zd4qkoyvr54fbob2prb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjn7w43dk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/scottishtuc.bsky.social/post/3mq2tmhzo7k2oOn the night of 6 July 1988, 167 people lost their lives in the Piper Alpha disaster making it the worst offshore oil and gas tragedy in history. No one should go to work and never come home. Piper Alpha is a stark reminder of why health and safety at work matters.07 Jul 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:ftel4zd4qkoyvr54fbob2prb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2tmhzo7k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/scottishtuc.bsky.social/post/3mpxyqxyvtk2cAndy Burnham’s local power pitch should make Holyrood take notice. Scotland needs a serious conversation about centralisation, local democracy and who controls the essentials people rely on. Read STUC General Secretary Roz Foyer's latest column below https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/holyrood/26252187.andy-burnham-outflanking-snp-devolution-local-power/06 Jul 2026 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:ftel4zd4qkoyvr54fbob2prb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpxyqxyvtk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/scottishtuc.bsky.social/post/3mpobof4svs2f@gmb.org.uk has released a report showing the scale of council tax debt across Scotland. This is a sign of a broken system. The STUC is calling for urgent council tax reform. Read the report: https://www.gmb.org.uk/news/at-least-1.5-million-taken-to-court-of-council-tax-last-year02 Jul 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:ftel4zd4qkoyvr54fbob2prb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpobof4svs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottishtuc.bsky.social/post/3mpiu3bvxns2iSupporting the picket at Glasgow Caledonian University ✊ @eisunion.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk30 Jun 2026 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:ftel4zd4qkoyvr54fbob2prb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpiu3bvxns2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/scottishtuc.bsky.social/post/3mpgj4q4c422gA sheep being transported across the country has better legal protection from excessive heat than many workers in the UK. Workers need enforceable rights, proper protections and a legal maximum working temperature. 🗞️ Roz Foyer in @heraldscotland.bsky.social https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/holyrood/26232183.hot-work-uk-needs-legal-maximum-working-temperature/29 Jun 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:ftel4zd4qkoyvr54fbob2prb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgj4q4c422ghttps://bsky.app/profile/scottishtuc.bsky.social/post/3mozoxjbwsc2iTake our severe weather survey which is part of our efforts to understand how workers are treated during severe weather, and what protections exist within different workplaces for health and safety at these times. https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=WHYoG5lwl0iJZTBW8NEwoO8Zrem5w4dKgqc7S3dKadpUNFJBWFY4N1haRDk0VFNPTTRZNTdSRzJVNS4u&route=shorturl24 Jun 2026 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:ftel4zd4qkoyvr54fbob2prb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mozoxjbwsc2i