The general secretary of the Scotland’s largest trade union body called for the Scottish Government not to implement the UK Government’s controversial trade union bill.
Speaking to an audience of trade unionists in Glasgow’s Trades Hall on Wednesday evening, Roz Foyer, general secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress, said: “Our demands are clear: the Scottish Government, as far as possible, must not implement this Tory strikes bill.”
Ms Foyer called for employment law to be devolved to the Scottish Government in a blistering speech marking a national day of co-ordinated strike action – which saw half a million people across the UK down tools.
“The incoming UK Labour government must ensure this never happens again; repeal this Bill and devolve employment law to the Scottish Parliament,” she added.
But speaking to the PA news agency following the rally, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar ruled out devolving all employment law to the Scottish Government.
“We’ve actually campaigned for and advocated for devolution of more employment rights here in Scotland and we’ve argued that case previously,” he said.
“But what’s really important to stress is: if we have an incoming Labour government, we will want a Labour government to be delivering a programme of [improved employment rights] right across the country.”
Addressing the rally, Mr Sarwar told attendees that Labour in Scotland would “never question whether we should be on a picket line”.
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