Falkirk Trades Union Council

30/07/2026

📢 It's time to confront women's poverty in Scotland.

Women’s poverty is preventable - it's a political choice that women & their children continue to experience a gender income gap in Scotland.

Today, we're launching our new series, Confronting Women’s Poverty, outlining our 5-point plan of action to eliminate the gender income gap & prevent destitution for women & their children.

Ineffective policy, decision-making, & responses to crises like the Covid-19 pandemic & rising cost of living have entrenched women’s poverty, with disabled women, women of colour, migrant women, lone parents & unpaid carers among those most acutely harmed by this inequality.

We need decisive action from Scottish Government & others to break this cycle by:
1️⃣ Creating a Taskforce on women’s poverty
2️⃣ Creating a Women’s Equality Fund offering crisis support for marginalised women
3️⃣ Introducing a Minimum Income Guarantee for unpaid carers
4️⃣ Designing a roadmap to a universal childcare system for all
5️⃣ Overhauling of the public sector equality duty

See our Confronting Women's Poverty series & read our intro paper here: https://www.engender.org.uk/cwp/

09/07/2026

19/06/2026

Falkirk Council asked to review grassroots football challenges across the district

26/05/2026

Please spread word about this event if you know anyone affected by job losses.

Workers dealing with redundancy or looking for work are being encouraged to attend an event next week.

29/04/2026

I had a great time at the April Coffee Morning organised by Carronshore Heritage Forum!

A full room at the Community Centre with Barbara providing a fantastic introduction to Otago exercises focusing on falls prevention ahead of tea, coffee, sandwiches and other treats being served.

Meeting people as they come together in the community is the best part of the job. There is a different presentation at the coffee morning each month, well worth a visit if you are free.

29/04/2026

Exactly one year ago today the Grangemouth Oil Refinery ceased production after over a century of operation.

A site which sustained 3000 jobs, that contributed over £400m to the economy per annum and produced 70% of this nations fuel - gone.

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28/04/2026

Falkirk marks International Workers Memorial Day in pictures

28/04/2026

This International Workers Memorial Day, my thoughts are with all of those across Falkirk and Scotland who have lost their lives in the course of work.

I attended the service ran by Falkirk Trades Union Council on Saturday.

The first oppprtunity to commemorate at the new memorial at the top of Bellsmeadow Park.

Safe Workplaces
Job Security
Fair Wages

This must be the mission statement of every Government working in the interests of the people.