lay ▁proposed ▁raising ▁the ▁minimum ▁w age , ▁re int rodu cing ▁council ▁house ▁building , ▁reducing ▁private ▁sector ▁use ▁in ▁the ▁N HS , ▁and ▁allowing ▁coun c ils ▁to ▁set ▁tax es ▁to ▁help ▁reverse ▁job ▁losses ▁within ▁their ▁areas . ▁The ▁trade ▁un ions ▁AS LE F , ▁C W U , ▁G MB , ▁Mus icians ' ▁Union , ▁NUM , ▁R MT , ▁T SS A , ▁U CAT T , ▁UN I SON ▁and ▁Un ite ▁supported ▁Find lay ' s ▁candid ature . ▁He ▁came ▁second ▁to ▁Jim ▁Mur phy ▁with ▁ 3 4 . 9 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁In ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁his ▁leadership ▁bid , ▁Find lay ▁was ▁appointed ▁Sh adow ▁Cab inet ▁Secretary ▁for ▁Fair ▁Work , ▁Sk ills ▁and ▁Training ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁by ▁Mur phy ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁post ▁until ▁being ▁res h uff led ▁out ▁by ▁Mur phy ' s ▁successor , ▁Ke zia ▁D ug dale ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Find lay ▁was ▁the ▁Scottish ▁campaign ▁chief ▁for ▁Jer emy ▁Cor b yn ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Labour ▁leadership ▁election , ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁conv ener ▁of ▁Scottish ▁Labour ' s ▁Camp aign ▁for ▁Social ism , ▁succeed ing ▁Ela ine ▁Smith . ▁From ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁conv ener ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Parliament ' s ▁Health ▁and