TRADE unionists affirmed their support for Scotland’s right to self-determination today — but stressed that a people’s recovery should be Holyrood’s priority in the coming years. 

Delegates at this week’s STUC Congress backed a motion saying that the Scottish Parliament is entitled hold a referendum on the country’s future without the consent of Westminster. 

The motion, put forward by the Public & Commercial Services (PCS) Union, stated that the British government should not resist a second vote if a majority of pro-independence MSPs are elected and there is a clear preference among the Scottish people.