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What’s at stake at this STUC Congress
From a ‘just transition’ to support for ‘fair work’, TOM MORRISON gives his round-up of a Congress that faces a Tory government determined to remove yet more power from councils and, of course, the working class

THE 125th STUC Congress currently meeting in Aberdeen has an impressive progressive agenda that will build on the STUC existing strategy document For a People’s Recovery.

The composite on finance and taxation policy focuses on the tough times ahead for our public services.

The Tory government has decreed virtually level funding for Scotland for the three years to 2024, in face of record inflation.

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