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The earliest available records suggest that Dundee Trades Union Council was first founded in 1861, then re-established in 1867 as Dundee United Trades Council. Edinburgh TC minutes show they wrote to William Yule, Dundee UTC Secretary, in 1869.  In its current form, the

Dundee Trades Union Council was founded in 1885, then later as Dundee Trades and Labour Council, to draw together all the local branches from different Trade Unions into a single body to speak for working people in the city.

Following the bureaucratic exclusion of Trades Councils from the TUC Congress in 1895, Dundee, with other Trades Councils played a major part in founding the Scottish TUC in 1897.

The first two working class representatives elected to Dundee Council were from the Trades Council and over the years we have continued to agitate on the important social issues facing the city, from health to education, housing, unemployment and working conditions.

We still meet on the first Wednesday of every month, in Committee Room 4, 14 City Square at 7.00 pm, to continue the work our forebears began 120 years ago.

If your Union Branch would like to affiliate, would like a speaker to address a meeting or if you would just like more information, please contact us at 141 Yarrow Terrace, Menzieshill, Dundee DD2 4DY or e-mail at dundeetuc@hotmail.com

The City of Dundee lies at the mouth of the River Tay on the East coast of Scotland. It has a population of around 155,000. Its main employers include the Dundee City Council, the major
Universities of Dundee and Abertay, Dundee College and the local Health Service.
Industry includes Michelin and NCR. Excellent transport links connect to Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, as well as there
being regular flights to London.