That the Parliament welcomes the decision by the country's largest trade union, UNISON Scotland, which has around 150,000 members, to back a future independence referendum, at a time to be determined by the Scottish Parliament; notes the comments by UNISON Scotland's Convener, Lilian Macer, that it aims to take this decision to the wider trade union movement and that, together with the Jimmy Reid Foundation, it plans to promote debate on this at the 2020 STUC Congress in April, and believes that trade union members will play a vital role in the campaign to secure Scotland’s independence.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Alasdair Allan, Tom Arthur, Bob Doris, Kenneth Gibson, Ross Greer, Patrick Harvie, Alison Johnstone, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Fulton MacGregor, Rona Mackay, Ruth Maguire, John Mason, Joan McAlpine, Mark McDonald, Stuart McMillan, Alex Neil, Gil Paterson, Mark Ruskell, Stewart Stevenson, David Torrance, Maureen Watt, Sandra White