Holyrood kick out SNP bid to block trade union laws

[rob murray]

This may surpise some people but I commend STurgeon on her actions re Trade Union restrctions and wholly agree that trade unions are a force of good in society and attacking them was akin to an attack on human rights. see below :

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon launched a move at the Scottish Parliament that would have seen MSPs handed the power to veto parts of the Trade Union Bill being introduced in Scotland.
But the Scottish Parliament’s presiding officer Tricia Marwick yesterday ruled that these are UK-wide laws and must be decided by MPs at ­Westminster.



Ms Sturgeon last night joined Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn at a Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) rally in Glasgow to voice her opposition to the bill, which would restrict workers’ rights to strike and change political funding rules.


Addressing the rally, she said she would inform David Cameron that Scotland opposed the bill when she met him at Downing Street next week.
Ms Sturgeon told the crowds that trade unions were a force of good in society and attacking them was akin to an attack on human rights.

[piratelassie]

The Trade Union Bill if imposed on Scotland from Westminster is another reason for independence. Scottish industrial law should be administered 100% from Scotland. Nobody in their right mind would argue against that.

[bekisman]

The Trade Union Bill if imposed on Scotland from Westminster is another reason for independence. Scottish industrial law should be administered 100% from Scotland. Nobody in their right mind would argue against that.

"Nobody in their right mind would argue against that." what an ignorant and arrogant statement!