[1] The Scottish Land and Labour League, founded in 1884, started working closely with the trades council during the Broxburn miners' strike of 1887, and the following year the two bodies co-sponsored the first Scottish Socialist Societies conference, with the Social Democratic Federation and Edinburgh Christian Socialists; this led to the formation of the Scottish Socialist Federation (SSF).
[2] In 1893, the council co-organised a demonstration in support of the eight-hour working day with the SSF and Independent Labour Party (ILP).
[3] It remained close to the ILP, and in 1927 put up funds in order that its regional publication, the Labour Standard, could continue, although it only survived three more years.
[5] Into the 20th-century, it helped resolve disputes between unions, and in 1918 brokered an agreement between them on the organisation of women workers.
[7] In 1928, the trades council supported a CPGB-organised hunger march, despite the initial opposition of its officials.