Councillors in East Ayrshire are being urged to oppose proposals to outsource music tuition, youth work, sport, befriending, literacy, and
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NHS band 5 nurse review
As part of the last years NHS pay deal, the Scottish government agreed to review all band 5 nursing posts.
Read moree brief – General Election: Registration Drive & Campaign Rules May 2024
The July 4th General Election will have profound implications for UNISON members across Scotland and the whole of the UK.
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Pay offer to council workers is too low and should be rejected, says UNISON
Local government staff in Scotland are worth more than the pay increase they’ve been offered, says UNISON today (Thursday). The
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First Minister and unions roundtable
UNISON Scotland’s regional manager Kay Sillars, with other unions, met John Swinney in the Scottish parliament to discuss pay. Commenting
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Thousands of council workers are to vote in an official strike ballot over pay, says UNISON
More than 43,000 council workers in waste and recycling, schools and social care are to be balloted for strike action,
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Cosla and unions are ‘too far apart’ on pay talks, say UNISON
Local government workers in Scotland are to be consulted about strike action after council employers failed to make any significant
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‘Staffing crisis putting patients at risk’ – new UNISON survey reveals scale of the short-staffing in Scotland’s NHS
UNISON has today (Tuesday) revealed a survey which shows the widespread failure of the Scottish government to prepare the NHS
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Local government pay talks set to continue, says UNISON
Following a meeting (Thursday) with COLSA and other unions representing council staff about a Scottish local government pay offer for
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Social care employment conditions were a ‘disaster waiting to happen’, says UNISON Scotland
That’s the message UNISON regional manager Peter Hunter will be taking to the Scottish Covid Inquiry when he gives
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