Scottish Trades Union Congress
Overview
Labour council
A labour council, trades council or industrial council is an association of labour unions or union branches in a given area. Most commonly, they represent unions in a given geographical area, whether at the district, city, region, or provincial or state level...
s, in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. With 39 affiliated unions as of 2007, the STUC represents around 630,000 trade unionists.
The STUC is a completely separate and autonomous organisation from the Trades Union Congress
Trades Union Congress
The Trades Union Congress is a national trade union centre, a federation of trade unions in the United Kingdom, representing the majority of trade unions...
(TUC) of Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
; indeed it was established in March 1897, in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, as a result of a political dispute with the TUC regarding political representation for the Labour movement (see Labour Party)http://www.learningservices.gcal.ac.uk/archives/stuc/index.html.
The current General Secretary of the STUC is Grahame Smith
Grahame Smith
Grahame Smith is General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress.Grahame Smith is General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress. Grahame joined the STUC in 1986 as an Assistant Secretary with responsibility for Health and Social Services and Education and Training matters.He...
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