Local Government Conference condemned the outsourcing and privatisation of public services that has seen the four biggest outsourcing companies in
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Council Connections June 2017
This is the latest Council Connections bulletin, covering the key issues facing local government in Scotland.
Read moreUNISON calls for zero tolerance on bullying and harassment
Delegates at Local Government Conference heard harrowing accounts of bullying at work from a range of members and activists and
Read moreClosing the gender pay gap in local government
Almost 50 years after the 1970 Equal Pay Act Local Government once again condemned the increasing gap between men and
Read moreOrganising is more complex than just facility time
Facility time was back on the Local Government Conference agenda as stewards and activists find their time for union work
Read moreApprenticeship Charter must take account of disability issues
Local Government Conference backed a National FE & 6th Form Colleges Committee call for measures to ensure that apprentices are
Read moreUNISON must lead fight against council cuts
In the first debate of Local Government Conference, delegates backed a raft of actions to step up the fight against
Read moreBring home care back in house now
Local government delegates heard harrowing stories about the state of home care in the UK as it called for councils
Read moreBallot vote for pay action beaten by turnout law
UNISON’s Scottish Local Government Committee met in Glasgow on 31 May 2017, to consider the local government industrial ballot result.
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UNISON urge council staff to vote in landmark industrial ballot
UNISON Scotland is balloting all local government staff in what is seen as the first big test of the
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