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Revised offer accepted after Scottish government joins council pay and finance talks, says UNISON
Thursday 28 November 2024 For immediate release Revised offer accepted after Scottish government joins council pay and finance talks, says UNISON Local government staff across Scotland have voted to accept a ... Read More
Members accept revised offer after Scottish Government joins council pay and finance talks
Council members across Scotland have voted to accept a revised offer from employers, concluding this year’s pay negotiations, says UNISON today (Wednesday). The deal paves the way for meaningful talks on ... Read More
National care service bill comment
Following the Scottish government announcement that the national care service bill will not progress to Stage 2, UNISON regional manager Simon Macfarlane said: “This flawed bill never tackled fundamental problems ... Read More
UNISON secures Scottish government and Cosla commitments to come to table to discuss pay, reduction of working hours and local government finance.
Following a two-week strike in Perth & Kinross by schools and early years workers UNISON has secured commitments from the Scottish government and Cosla to discuss local government finance, a ... Read More
Local government union calls for dialogue over pay
UNISON is considering further industrial action following a two-week schools strike across Perth and Kinross in its dispute to improve pay for all council workers in Scotland, the union says today (Friday) ... Read More
Police staff vote to reject pay offer and could take industrial action, says UNISON
Police Scotland’s forensic specialists, custody staff, emergency control room workers and others working in police staff roles have voted overwhelmingly (63%) to reject a pay offer and will take industrial ... Read More
Perth and Kinross strikers to demonstrate outside John Swinney’s constituency office today
Striking school staff will be demonstrating outside the Perth and Kinross constituency office of John Swinney today (Thursday) as they invite the Scottish first minister to speak to workers taking part in ... Read More
Police staff in Scotland recommended to reject latest pay offer in a ballot
Police workers across Scotland are to be consulted over pay offer, with a recommendation it should be rejected, says UNISON today (Monday). The Scottish Police Authority’s offer of 4.75% on ... Read More
Strikes will close schools for two weeks in first minister’s constituency from today, says UNISON
Schools and early-years centres will close in John Swinney’s constituency of Perth and Kinross for two weeks from today (Monday) after employers failed to deliver a fair wage offer for ... Read More
More than 65,000 assaults on public service workers in the last 12 months, says UNISON
Thousands of public services workers were assaulted as they went about their jobs in the space of a year, according to new research published by UNISON Scotland today (Monday). The ... Read More
