Scotland’s biggest and liveliest public service trade union, representing workers delivering public and related services across Scotland.


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Next government must make public services a priority, says U...

Commenting on the Scottish election results announced so far, UNISON Scottish secretary Lilian Macer said today (Friday): “We ... Read More
Message from our Scottish Secretary - International Workers' Memorial Day

Message from our Scottish Secretary – International Workers’...

On 28 April each year, International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD) is a time to remember those ... Read More
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West Dunbartonshire school learning assistants vote for stri...

School learning assistants who support pupils with profound needs in West Dunbartonshire have voted overwhelmingly to ... Read More
Press Release

Glasgow School of Art staff join university strikes over pay...

Staff at the Glasgow School of Art will join colleagues from the University of Glasgow on ... Read More
Glasgow University picket line photos

Glasgow University picket line photos

UNISON members at Glasgow University took strike action today (Friday). Staff over an imposed pay award ... Read More
Press Release

Glasgow university staff to strike over pay

Staff at the University of Glasgow including administrators, student support workers, cleaners, receptionists and librarians are ... Read More
Press Release

Care workers ‘won’t be taken for fools’ as strike action tak...

Social care and housing support workers at Blue Triangle Housing Association are taking strike action across ... Read More
thumbnail of UNISON Scotland Manifesto 2026

Make this a public services election.

UNISON Scotland launched it’s manifesto Public services: the heart of a fairer Scotland at our Scottish ... Read More
Press Release

Changes to social care pay in Scotland are “historic”, says ...

Commenting on the Scottish government’s announcement about the introduction of sectoral bargaining for adult social care ... Read More
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Custody staffing pressures are exposed by commissioner’s rep...

Commenting on the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner’s joint assurance review into fingerprinting practices in Police Scotland, UNISON Police Staff ... Read More
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