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Wealth tax could help raise £3.3 billion for Scottish public services, study says

AN extra £3.3billion could be raised to help fund Scotland's public services if a wealth tax was introduced, a fresh study has claimed.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 5, 2022

10 things that changed my life with STUC general secretary Roz Foyer

I WAS a late child. My mum and dad, quite unusually for the 70s really, didn’t have me until my dad was 40 and my mum was 37. And I’m an only…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 4, 2022

Holyrood must decide 'whether and when' indyref2 is held, STUC affirms

IT should be for the Scottish Parliament to decide “whether and when” indyref2 is held – despite the Supreme Court’s ruling that it does not…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 30, 2022

Scots union chief says parents on £25,000 salary 'turning to loan sharks to pay for school uniforms'

The STUC general ­secretary called on Nicola Sturgeon needs to “get a grip” and start treating the soaring cost of living as a “humanitarian crisis”.

Daily Record · Sep 4, 2022

STUC chief: Truss has a ‘brass neck’ calling for more graft from British workers

Liz Truss has faced brutal criticism following the revelation that she said British workers need “more graft” and suggested they lack “skill…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 17, 2022

RMT take pay protest to Scottish Tory HQ and demand UK ministers 'keep out' of talks

It comes as the RMT are due to hold two days of strikes next week amid the dispute over pay, conditions and jobs

The National (Scotland) · Aug 11, 2022

Scottish trade unionists to march on Holyrood over public sector pay

Scottish trade unionists are set to march upon the Scottish Parliament next month in protest at “utterly unsustainable” public sector pay cuts

The National (Scotland) · Aug 10, 2022

What the Scottish Parliament CAN do to tackle the cost of living crisis

"THE limits of devolution are tight, Westminster could do more, we do need independence. These are truisms. But that is not an excuse for…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 6, 2022

Sacking of Labour's Sam Tarry sparks fury across trade union movement

THE removal of Labour MP Sam Tarry from the party’s front bench following his support for the rail workers’ strike has been met with widespread…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 28, 2022

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack criticised for delivering 'nothing for Scotland'

ALISTER Jack has delivered “absolutely nothing for Scotland” as he marks three years as Scotland Secretary instead cosying up to big business…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 22, 2022