UNISON will again be taking part in this year’s Sma’ Shot Day Parade and Celebrations on Saturday 2 July 2022.
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‘Take profit out of care – not carers out of councils’ and defend local democracy, says UNISON
Tracey Dalling, head of UNISON Scotland, the largest union in Scottish local government has called on councillors to defend local
Read moreSocial Work and the National Care Service
This briefing looks at what the National Care Service Bill means for UNISON’s social work members. The government is clear
Read moreNational Care Service Bill
The National Care Service Bill was published on 21 June. This briefing focuses on the implications and consequences of the
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UNISON to ballot 25,000 school staff and waste and recycling workers for strike over pay tomorrow, after Kate Forbes refuses offer of last-ditch talks
UNISON will start an industrial action ballot tomorrow (Friday 10 June) for 25,000 local government workers in schools, early years,
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Strikes will shut schools and nurseries
UNISON, Scotland’s largest union, has today warned that strikes will see school closures and waste piling up on the streets
Read moreVoting in the council elections is a ‘use it or lose it’ choice , says UNISON Scottish Secretary
Tracy Dalling UNISON Scottish secretary is urging Scots to get out and vote for their local council services: “People need
Read moreRecognise, respect and reward council workers
#STUC22 Congress condemned COSLA’s derisory pay offer to council staff which does not address the issue of low pay despite
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Local government workers on path to industrial action, say UNISON
UNISON members working in local government have indicated their willingness to take some form of industrial action, up to and
Read moreA New Deal for Tenants
This is UNISON’s response to the proposed reform of the private rented sector. High private rents and house prices are
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