THE STUC general council agreed to hold a consultative conference on the EU constitution yesterday.
The decision followed an agreement by Kilmarnock and Loudoun TUC to remit a motion condemning the forced privatisation of industries and services, which the constitution would worsen.
Kimarnock TUC delegate Arthur West said: "It would be churlish not to recognise the government's and particularly Gordon Brown's efforts in relation to third-world debt.
"But a lot of the government's good work is being undone by its encouragement of privatisation in developing countries."
While it was a "head-nipping exercise" to understand the huge draft constitution, he said: "The current version gives the EU commission the sole right to negotiate overseas aid, with a clear bias toward privatisation.
"It would be would be a lack of joined-up thinking on our part if we ignored the EU constitution as a factor in this issue."
PCS member Eddie Reilly called for remission of the motion on behalf of the STUC general council.
He said that they found no difficulty with it in principle, but "the EU constitution is a major issue and it is not to be determined by one line in a motion."
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