Scottish councils face enormous funding challenges this year and beyond, with real fears for the impact on vital services. This
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Local Government Pay Claim 2023
Our joint TU pay claim for 2023 has now been submitted to COSLA. The full version which contains our detailed
Read moreStaff Pensions and the National Care Service
The creation of a National Care Service could mean around 75,000 council employed social care and social work staff transferring
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Fund third sector organisations properly or risk a new wave of strikes, warns UNISON
UNISON Scotland has written to the Scottish government today (Friday) calling for an urgent funding injection for the third sector
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Council strikes could return within weeks, says UNISON
UNISON, and sister trade unions Unite and GMB, are threatening pull out local government school staff and refuse workers on
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Scotland’s largest trade union accepts local government pay offer
UNISON members, the largest local government union, have voted to accept COSLA’s pay offer in a ballot of all local
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UNISON recommends council workers accept pay deal as it launches consultative ballot
UNISON Scotland media release 9 September 2022 UNISON has today (Friday) launched its consultative ballot on local government pay
Read moreNational Care Service (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 Scrutiny: UNISON evidence
UNISON has submitted its Evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s call for views on The National Care Service (Scotland) Bill. UNISON
Read moreRadical Social Work perspectives lunchtime webinar series: National Care Service Bill
Sign up to webinar here Wed, 7 September 2022 1-2pm All welcome! At present, the legislation lacks detail but what
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Response to Sturgeon’s statement on council pay
Responding to Nicola Sturgeon’s statement that council leaders should make a ‘decent 5% pay offer’ to staff to avert forthcoming
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