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Congress calls for a ‘supermajority of workers’ to back a people's recovery
Scottish Trade Union Congress ‘Fighting for our Future’ march and rally in the town square in Kirkcaldy in March 2019

TRADE unionists from across Scotland gathered online today as 2021’s STUC Congress kicked off with calls for a “supermajority of workers” to come together as part of a people’s recovery. 

The STUC’s 124th annual congress began today with calls for government action to ensure a future for jobs in Scotland, highlighting the efforts of key workers throughout the coronavirus crisis. 

STUC general secretary Roz Foyer expressed her gratitude to front-line staff, predominantly low-paid women, who have “risked their own health to keep us safe.” 

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