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THE STUC voted to maintain its anti-Trident position on the last day of congress yesterday, voting down a GMB Scotland bid to change its historic opposition to renewal of the nuclear weapon system.
Moving the motion in support of a Trident successor programme, GMB delegate Drew Duffy warned that thousands of well-paid highly skilled and unionised jobs were under threat.
He said that that there was “a danger of wishing away jobs on a point of principle.”
ANN HENDERSON looks at the centenary of the foundation of the STUC women’s committee, and the challenges facing women in the trade unions today
SOPHIE BOLT argues that spending more on military will harm rather than benefit Britain by diverting vital resources away from essential public services
Government's plan means ‘extra cash for war and overseas interventions, but less for schools and hospitals,’ Unison general secretary Andrea Egan warns