Scots union boss Roz Foyer in second home 'hypocrisy' row
The union boss was said to be the owner of a flat in Edinburgh, a terraced house in Glasgow, a Spanish flat which she rents out for £1,000 a week and a holiday cottage on Jura
She also owns a four-bedroom family home in the leafy suburbs of north-west Glasgow, and a plot of undeveloped land.
Ms Foyer, who earns up to £100,000 a year, has publicly blaming second home owners for exacerbating the housing and cost-of-living crisis.
Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay (Image: Jane Barlow) Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay has questioned how she can continue in her role. He said: 'Scotland's leading trade unionist appears to have been more inspired by Donald Trump than Jimmy Reid.
'To secretly build a £1million property empire while railing against the supposed sin of second home ownership is hilariously hypocritical.
'Just another example of Scotland's self-righteous socialist establishment telling the rest of us how to behave – while doing the complete opposite.'
He added: 'How Roz Foyer thinks she can continue in her role as self-styled workers' champion is a mystery and I expect her comrades might have something to say about it.'
Mr Findlay joked on Friday that Ms Foyer shared his party's values of working hard and reaping the rewards – and invited her to defect to his party.
Ms Foyer was the first woman appointed to the top trade union job in Scotland and represents 500,000 workers.
READ MORE: STUC general secretary accused of 'champagne socialism' over second home Roz Foyer: It's 'Awful April' and the cost of living crisis continues
She has repeatedly spoken out about the impact second homes have on communities amid Scotland's 'housing emergency'.
In July 2023, she called for a 300 per cent council tax premium on second and empty homes to tackle homelessness.
Months later, she said: 'Scotland is facing a simultaneous housing and cost-of-living crisis putting an unbearable strain on working people.
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