UNISON members at the University of Dundee will take further industrial action from Monday 25th October as they seek to
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Latest press releases from UNISON Scotland
NHS staff are struggling to continue to provide safe and quality services, says UNISON Scotland
UNISON, Scotland’s largest health trade union, has called on Scottish Health Secretary, Humza Yousaf, to meet them to discuss reports
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‘Council workers are the backbone of our communities’ says UNISON general secretary as she launches Scotland’s local government strike ballot
UNISON’s general secretary Christina McAnea is hosting a virtual pay rally today (Wednesday) to mark the launch of the union’s
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‘Council staff are worth more’ says UNISON as it prepares to ballot members on strike action
UNISON, Scotland’s largest local government union, has informed employers this week that it is to conduct a formal ballot of
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UNISON statement on Scottish Government’s inquiry into the response to the Coronavirus pandemic
In welcoming the Scottish Government’s inquiry into the response to the Coronavirus pandemic, UNISON Scottish Secretary Mike Kirby said: “We
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Scottish government self-isolation rules are not an appropriate or well evidenced response to address the current staffing crisis
UNISON’s statement was made following the Scottish government’s publication of new self-isolation rules providing an exemption for critical staff, published
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Care workers campaign to save council care homes in Edinburgh.
UNISON, the trade union for health and social care, has launched a campaign with care staff to save council run
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Student paramedics to receive a bursary equal to nurses and midwives is welcomed by UNISON campaign
UNISON has been campaigning with Pay Student Paramedics Campaign for many months for paramedic students in Scotland to receive an
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Scottish Government’s slap in the face to local government workers condemned by trade unions
The three trade unions representing local government workers across Scotland have written to the Scottish Government condemning their decision not
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UNISON calls for student paramedics to get bursary equal to nurses and midwives
UNISON Scotland is calling on the Scottish Government to provide student paramedics with a bursary equal to nurses and midwives
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