Council workers union begins industrial ballot preparation saying staff won’t be “used as a political football” UNISON, the largest trade
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Category: Local Government
UNISON members willing to take industrial action on local government pay
UNISON, the largest trade union in local government representing 80,000 local government workers across Scotland, has voted overwhelmingly to reject
Read moreOur champion of champions
Carol Sinclair, a community care worker for East Lothian Council is a runner up in UNISON’s Local Service Champions awards
Read moreCongress backs council workers’ fight for a decent pay rise
STUC Congress stood four square behind council workers in their condemnation of CoSLA’s derisory pay offer, as they overwhelmingly backed
Read moreCongress backs UNISON’s call to act against femicide in Turkey
UNISON Scotland took its condemnation of the Turkish government’s treatment of women trade unionists, women activists and opposition political parties
Read moreSTUC backs Scotland’s right to self determination but workers’ rights and equality must be at centre of debate
Congress reaffirmed its backing for the right of self-determination for the people in Scotland, and that the power should rest
Read moreScotland must deliver a care sector that cares
The Covid pandemic has highlighted the fundamental value of social care and the workers who provide it and Congress welcomed
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Local Government Trade Unions reject COSLA pay offer
The Joint Trade Unions representing the bulk of local government workers in Scotland have today written to COSLA to reject
Read moreOne Year of Covid – Scottish Local Government Member Survey
One Year of Covid – Local Government Member Survey We know that the past year has been difficult for
Read moreUnions push Scottish council leaders for action on pay
UNISON, UNITE and GMB have written to Scottish council leaders calling for action on pay. The move follows a meeting
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