#ulgc16 Local Government Conference slammed the Tory Government’s ideological austerity policies which are having such a devastating effect on local
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Disabled workers rights must be protected and improved
#ulgc16 Aberdeen City’s Deirdre Macdonald, in her maiden speech to conference, pledged to go back to her branch and work
Read moreUNISON members bring hope to refugees
#ulgc16 In a moving debate, local government delegates made it clear that UNISON welcomes refugees and UNISON will take steps
Read moreGood housing essential to all our well-being
#ulgc16 Delegates called on the union leadership to continue the campaign against the Tory government’s housing strategy, to press for
Read moreIncapability must not be used to sack workers
#ulgc16 Conference condemned the growing use of Incapability Procedures to sack staff on the grounds of ill-health or performance, as
Read moreStress and overwork hit activists, members and services and must be tackled
#ulgc16 “Our members are experiencing intolerable increases in workloads, staffing levels are cut to the bone and morale is at
Read moreGonnae no dae that? Everyone has a right to work free from bullying, overwork and stress
#ulgc16 South Lanarkshire branch highlighted the increased workload pressures faced by local government workers as a result of the cuts
Read moreDelegates remember murdered MP and Orlando club goers
UNISON president says people should ‘reflect on some of the language used’ in EU debate. Opening UNISON’s local government conference
Read moreCouncil Connections 15 – May 2016
Local Government Reform While we await the new Scottish Government’s legislative programme, it seems clear that local government is in
Read moreGrowing pains, a survey of youth workers
This survey is part of UNISON Scotland’s Damage series: a set of surveys looking at the impact of the ‘Age
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