BFAWU Scotland

30/12/2025

Join the Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU), the largest independent Trade Union in the food sector in the British Isles.

19/11/2025

The BFAWU response to Scotland's Food and Drink sector announcement below.

https://www.bfawu.org/bfawu-response-to-scotland-food-drink-announcement/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAOKrIhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR6-PY4bQLZV9jWPVht3t0BUd6uKSI7d41QviTAQC1XaDcBdWoumuukeRwihHw_aem_mgUnSo7Rc60fJQz4dpWgpw

The Bakers, Food and Allied Workers’ Union welcomes this recognition of the importance of Scotland’s food and drink sector. But we want to make clear in a way that Food and Drink Scotland do not. The food industry is built on the hard work and skill of more than 123,000 workers across the cou...

17/11/2025

Leading with Solidarity, the role of branch secretaries in shaping BFAWU’s future.

16/11/2025

Our latest report on the lack of health and safety within the salmon industry.

Documents released through freedom of information reveal 50 workers hurt - one fatally.

16/11/2025

For any trade union or community group looking to make a real difference in their respective areas, then look no further than the guys at UNITY Consulting Scotland. The critical work that they do in the background is unprecedented.

“We realised we had the, skills and experiences, which if combined, we could use to help trade unions and charities.”

11/11/2025

02/11/2025

Working-class people are demanding real, meaningful change. That's why the Scottish Socialist Party is fighting for jobs, housing, wages, our NHS, lower bills, progressive taxation, public ownership, and a No Cuts Budget across Scotland.

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https://richieventon.blogspot.com/2025/10/scotland-demands-better-make-it-so-with.html

02/11/2025

Celebrating Young BFAWU Members!

02/11/2025

🎉 A Beacon of Hope: The Launch of the Brain Health Scotland Centre 🧠

What an incredible week. It often feels like politics is all doom and gloom, but I recently attended an event in Motherwell that was genuinely brimming with hope and vision for Scotland's future. 💡

It was the launch of New College Lanarkshire Brain Health Scotland Centre for Health and Social Care, and it was nothing short of revolutionary. With Alzheimer Scotland, NCL has truly set a new global standard for how educational institutions can tackle one of our biggest public health crises.

One in three of us will live with dementia. Women are at higher risk. Thanks to research we know that 45% of cases are preventable. It’s not too early or too late to take action to protect your brain.

Read more in my Sunday Mail column today.

Photo credit: Lauren Fallows, New College Lanarkshire photography student. 📸

Image: Professor Christopher Moore ( NCL Principal), me and Provost Kenneth Duffy, North Lanarkshire Council

Music by the amazing Niamh Morris 🎶 another New College Lanarkshire success story

31/10/2025

The lack of a coherent industrial strategy in Scotland is alarming, particularly with a Holyrood election looming. argues Herald columnist Roz Foyer.