UNISON has serious concerns about the government’s chosen approach to public sector reform. These are set out in this briefing.
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MSP briefing – urgent questions needing answers about public sector reform
The government has announced major structural reform of the public sector, the largest since devolution, but with very few details.
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Glasgow Caledonian University staff to strike for two weeks over redundancies
Security staff, cleaners, couriers, accommodation and registry workers at Glasgow Caledonian University are to strike across 15 days from tomorrow in
Read morePublic Service Reform Committee: Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2027/28
The Public Service Reform Committee’s pre-budget scrutiny inquiry looks at how the 2027/28 budget can support public service reform. This
Read moreBriefing 174 Public Service Reform Update
Public Service Reform (PSR) is the central mission of the newly elected SNP minority government, with the cabinet secretary in
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University staff at Glasgow Caledonian to vote on strikes over potential job cuts
Professional services staff – including IT, admin and security workers – at Glasgow Caledonian University are being balloted for strike
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Glasgow School of Art staff join university strikes over pay, says UNISON
Staff at the Glasgow School of Art will join colleagues from the University of Glasgow on strike today (Friday) in
Read moreGlasgow University picket line photos
UNISON members at Glasgow University took strike action today (Friday). Staff over an imposed pay award of 1.4%. Staff including
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Glasgow university staff to strike over pay
Staff at the University of Glasgow including administrators, student support workers, cleaners, receptionists and librarians are to strike over pay
Read moreBriefing 168 – Population challenges for public services and the economy
This briefing looks at the implications of current and projected demographic change. It summarises recent publications from the Improvement Service.
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