Social care and housing support workers at Blue Triangle Housing Association are taking strike action across Scotland today (Wednesday) in
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Latest press releases from UNISON Scotland
Changes to social care pay in Scotland are “historic”, says UNISON
Commenting on the Scottish government’s announcement about the introduction of sectoral bargaining for adult social care sector, UNISON Scotland social
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Custody staffing pressures are exposed by commissioner’s report
Commenting on the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner’s joint assurance review into fingerprinting practices in Police Scotland, UNISON Police Staff Scotland branch secretary David
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Social care workers across Scotland to strike over pay dispute, says UNISON
Social care workers at Blue Triangle Housing Association will take strike action next month in a dispute over pay, says
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Scottish Water is being hollowed out in a process of ‘privatisation by stealth’, says UNISON
A new academic report launched today (Monday) has concluded Scottish Water is undergoing ‘privatisation by stealth’ and calls for an
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Comment on Audit Scotland’s report into the finances of Integrated Joint Boards,
Commenting on Audit Scotland’s report into the finances of Integrated Joint Boards, UNISON Scotland health lead Matt McLaughlin said today (Thursday):
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Fill job vacancies and end the crisis in social care in Ayrshire and Arran NHS
Commenting on the Scottish government announcement that NHS Ayrshire and Arran health board is being moved to a higher level
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Jeane Freeman had formidable understanding of the NHS
Commenting on the news that former Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman has died aged 72, UNISON Scotland head of health
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Inflation figures trigger small pay increase for NHS staff
Commenting on a small rise in pay for NHS staff in Scotland due to an inflation guarantee built into their
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Scottish heroine Jane Haining to be commemorated
The remarkable life of Jane Haining, a Scottish missionary who worked in Paisley and died at the Auschwitz concentration camp,
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