Roz Foyer

Roz Foyer

@rozfoyer.bsky.social

General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress

739 Followers 571 Following 6 Posts Joined Nov 2024
3 weeks ago

If we really care about protecting our women & girls we need to reject the racist campaigns that solely target those seeking asylum & instead go after those at the top until every last… [one]… who may have aided & abetted the abuse of women & girls is brought to task.
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'Free tuition is not up for sacrifice — Scotland must protect education' Those urging tuition fees claim it’s “realism”. In truth, it’s a retreat that would punish the poorest and weaken Scotland’s future…

The Scottish Government deserve praise for ensuring higher education remains tuition fee free

Solutions to the crisis of funding in the sector won’t be found in creating barriers by lumping debt on to students
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3 weeks ago
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Scotland’s parties must offer more than promises – they must offer real hope THE election that, not too long ago, seemed like a distant date in the diary is rapidly now approaching.Truth be told, parties have been on an election footing for quite some time. The long campaigns ...

Scotland’s parties must offer more than promises – they must offer real hope.

@rozfoyer.bsky.social in the @mstaronline.bsky.social

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'Protecting women must come before the political drama of the Epstein fallout' The protection of women and girls from systemic abuse must outweigh the political melodrama triggered by the Epstein files fallout, says Roz Foyer

Violence against women and girls – the systematic rape and trafficking of children at the hands of wealthy, elitist men – is a much bigger concern than political melodrama.

There. I said it. Unsure why it was that difficult.

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1 month ago
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'Storm clouds gather over offshore wind as developers warn of crisis' The future of the Scotland’s offshore wind industry is facing turbulent and strong headwinds unless both the Scottish and UK Government take…

Offshore workers are constantly let down by governments delivering nothing but hot air as opportunities for public investment in the sector breeze right past politicians.

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1 month ago
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@taralillis.bsky.social @rozfoyer.bsky.social #TU4letschangetheact proud to represent #STUCwomens committee today workshopping how to spread the campaign across unions @wafr-scotland

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Anti racist and anti fascists standing shoulder to shoulder in Perth.

Delighted to be there bringing solidarity greetings from the STUC Women’s Committee.

@scottishtuc.bsky.social President Richard Hardy spoke passionately about the power of collective action and trade unions ✊

#refugeeswelcome

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New research from #TaxJusticeScotland shows that five times as many Scots support urgent Council Tax reform as oppose it.

If we want to fund local government properly, we must start by scrapping the regressive council tax

@rozfoyer.bsky.social / BBC Radio Scotland

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'Why Britain must break from Trump’s America' Trump’s open embrace of empire has ended any illusion of a rules‑based order. For Britain, clinging to a ‘special relationship’ that looks…

Britain must find the courage to end the so called 'special relationship'.

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1 month ago
Photograph of Jane Haining (1897-1944) at the holocaust memorial service in Paisley.

On Holocaust Memorial Day, Roz Foyer attended Paisley Coats Church, remembering the victims of the Holocaust and honouring Jane Haining, the Scottish missionary murdered in Auschwitz for protecting the Jewish girls during the war.

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1 month ago
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'The Scottish budget claims to fight poverty — while pushing workers out the door' While ministers talk up progressive taxes and anti‑poverty missions, thousands of public sector jobs face the axe and essential services remain…

Government is about political choices and last week's Scottish budget leaves working people paying the price again.

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Scotland's public sector is crying out for innovation and investment, not job cuts.

@rozfoyer.bsky.social on BBC Radio Scotland Drivetime 👇

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1 month ago
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Yesterday's Scottish Budget featured too much election year virtue signalling, and not enough tangible change for ordinary working people.

STUC General Secretary @rozfoyer.bsky.social on STV's Scotland Tonight 👇

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1 month ago
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Sub-zero resistance: Minnesotans standing tall against ICE.

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'Scotland likes to think of itself as a progressive nation, rooted in social justice. This year will test whether those claims mean anything to the people who wash, feed, comfort and advocate for our loved ones' || @rozfoyer.bsky.social @scottishtuc.bsky.social

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2 months ago
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@eisunion.bsky.social
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The STUC stands with the people of Venezuela.

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2 months ago
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Roz Foyer: £3bn outsourcing scandal draining Scotland’s public services A new report from Scotland’s largest trade union body has revealed a £3 billion outsourcing scandal at the heart of Scotland’s public services.…

Scotland's public services are being exploited to breaking point.

It's high time to put people over profit and make Scotland's services truly public.

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3 months ago
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Roz Foyer: Mossmorran closure exposes failure of Scotland’s industrial strategy As ExxonMobil shuts its Mossmorran plant, Roz Foyer argues that Scotland’s reliance on global corporations has left workers exposed — and calls…

Mossmorran joins Grangemouth in yet another bin fire example of the failure of governments to build a coherent industrial strategy which takes back control of vital infrastructure from private interests.

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3 months ago
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Solidarity from Deputy General Secretary @lindasomerville.bsky.social to @unitetheunion.bsky.social members at Diligenta.

Over 1000 members across the country taking strike action to oppose cuts to their pay is inspirational.

Scotland's trade union movement stands with them.

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3 months ago
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For respect. For inclusion. For unity.

We march for everyone this St Andrew’s Day.

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The trade union movement and NASUWT were on the march in Aberdeen and Glasgow today.

No room for racism ✊️

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3 months ago
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Proud to join with the trade union movement and wider community to celebrate St Andrews day at the Anti Racism march and rally today ✊ #NoRacism

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3 months ago
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UK energy bill payers will hand £2bn a year to EDF for new power stations French government-owned company to receive funding for Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C

UK energy bill payers to hand £2bn a year in subsidies to EDF, owned by the French govt, for building two nuclear power stations.

That will come handy in keeping energy prices down in France, improving govt finances.

Dividends won't be taxed in the UK.

All because UK govts oppose public ownership

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3 months ago
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📢Speaker announcement:

Councillor Laura Murtagh will address our Rally and how residents in Falkirk through Falkirk For All are seeking to unite, not divide, working people.

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3 months ago
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📢Speaker announcement:

We welcome @scottishlabour.bsky.social leader @anassarwar.bsky.social to our St Andrew's Day March and Rally.

His commitment - and that of all political leaders across Scotland - in stamping out prejudice and hatred is absolutely vital.

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3 months ago

📢Speaker announcement:

We're pleased to announce First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social will help lead the STUC St Andrew's Day Anti-Racism & Anti-Fascism march and address delegates at the rally afterwards.

We must build a united movement against all those who wish to divide us.

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3 months ago

🙌 Delighted to welcome @scottishgreens.org Co-Leader @gillianmacmsp.bsky.social to help lead the STUC St Andrew's Day March and Rally.

We need everyone, across every party, community and movement to united and unified against those who spread hatred and disfinformation.

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3 months ago
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Newsroom | BUDGET A STEP FORWARD FOR LABOUR By staving off short-term cuts, the Chancellor may have just played Labour’s ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ card.

By staving off short-term cuts, the Chancellor may have just played Labour’s ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ card.

👇Full reaction to the UK Government Budget.

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Lack of transparency over Cameron Barracks plan 'fuels mistrust' The latest ruckus about the Cameron Barracks being used as a detention facility is yet another example of politicians failing to recognise the…

The decision over Cameron Barracks shows a political elite that, all too often, sidelines the voices of local residents.

In doing so, they give a gift to the far-right.

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