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Category: News

Local Government News

Local Government Pay 2027/28

8 September 2026 Danny Phillips

UNISON Scotland submits 2027-28 local government pay claim UNISON Scotland’s local government committee has submitted its pay claim to employers

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Restructure plans are no way to deal with a public service crisis, says UNISON

1 September 2026 Trisha Hamilton

Responding to the programme for government outlined by the Scottish First Minister today (Tuesday), UNISON Scottish Secretary Lilian Macer said: “You cannot

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Scottish Government’s Programme for Government must put people before budget cuts, says UNISON

31 August 2026 Trisha Hamilton

Commenting ahead of the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government, UNISON’s Scottish Secretary Lilian Macer said: “The First Minister has an opportunity

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Glasgow Caledonian University workers announce strike action in job-cuts dispute, says UNISON

25 August 2026 Trisha Hamilton

Staff at Glasgow Caledonian University are to strike next week in a dispute over redundancies as the new academic year

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Watchdog demands new surveillance technology while police staff lose their jobs, says UNISON

20 August 2026 Danny Phillips

Commenting on HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary’s Annual Report 2025-2026, which calls for the use of live facial recognition technology, UNISON Scotland Police Staff branch

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Ward clerks at Scotland’s largest regional health board to strike, says UNISON

4 August 2026 Danny Phillips

Ward clerks employed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde begin a two-day strike tomorrow (Wednesday 5 August) in a dispute

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Ward clerks at Scotland’s largest regional health board vote to strike, says UNISON

30 June 2026 Danny Phillips

Ward clerks employed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have voted overwhelmingly for strike action in a dispute over pay

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When 600 workers said no in NHS Forth Valley

17 June 2026 Danny Phillips

How outsourced NHS workers took on Serco and won When Serco attempted to force low-paid NHS workers at Forth Valley

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More than nine in ten council staff struggling with cost of living, says UNISON

12 June 2026 Greig Kelbie

Cost of living pressures mean more than nine in ten local government workers in Scotland are struggling to make ends

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Migrant care workers to protest at Holyrood, says UNISON

10 June 2026 Trisha Hamilton

Migrant social care staff will gather outside the Scottish Parliament today (Wednesday) before meeting with MSPs to call for visa

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