Motion · S5M-20703 · 3 Feb 2020
UNISON Scotland Support Independence Referendum
The motion
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.
Supporters (24)
- Bob Doris Scottish National Party 3 Feb 2020
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 3 Feb 2020
- Ross Greer Scottish Green Party 3 Feb 2020
- Patrick Harvie Scottish Green Party 3 Feb 2020
- Bill Kidd 3 Feb 2020
- Richard Lyle 3 Feb 2020
- Rona Mackay 3 Feb 2020
- John Mason 3 Feb 2020
- Mark McDonald 3 Feb 2020
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 3 Feb 2020
- Alex Neil 3 Feb 2020
- Gil Paterson 3 Feb 2020
- Mark Ruskell Scottish Green Party 3 Feb 2020
- Sandra White 3 Feb 2020
- Clare Adamson Scottish National Party 4 Feb 2020
- Joan McAlpine 4 Feb 2020
- Stewart Stevenson 4 Feb 2020
- Dr Alasdair Allan 5 Feb 2020
- Alison Johnstone 5 Feb 2020
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 5 Feb 2020
- Maureen Watt 5 Feb 2020
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 6 Feb 2020
- Tom Arthur Scottish National Party 10 Feb 2020
- Ruth Maguire 20 Feb 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.