UNISON members at Edinburgh Napier University have voted overwhelmingly to take strike action, and the University has agreed to halt
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UNISON holds constructive talks with health secretary on reopening NHS pay deal
UNISON today (Tuesday) met with Cabinet Secretary for Health Jeane Freeman to urge the minister to reopen pay talks in
Read moreHealth Secretary to meet UNISON members to discuss reopening of NHS pay deal
Jeane Freeman, Cabinet Secretary for Health, has agreed to meet with UNISON members tomorrow (Tuesday) following a series of socially-distanced
Read more‘Pay Up Now’ for NHS staff socially distanced demonstration on 18 August
UNISON, Scotland’s biggest health union, will hold socially distanced demonstrations across Scotland on 18 August. The demonstrations are the next
Read moreRegular deep cleaning vital for a safe re-opening of schools, says UNISON
UNISON the trade union for education staff’s response to the First Minister’s announcement that schools return from 11 August 2020 Lorraine Thomson,
Read moreComment on Deputy First Minister’s statement of extra money for education in Scotland.
Lorraine Thomson, chair of UNISON Scotland’s Education Issues Group said: “We welcome any new funding for education. Re-opening schools is
Read moreClaim Covid cash – UNISON launches campaign for short changed Scottish care workers
Despite funds being made available by Scottish Government, there are still many care workers not receiving full pay for sick
Read moreCare home staff are still not receiving sick pay putting clients and staff at risk, says UNISON
Many care home staff are still not receiving the sick pay, months after they were promised they would by the
Read moreUNISON welcomes full sick pay for social care workers
UNISON welcomes the Coronavirus (COVID-19): social care staff support fund guidance, announced by the Scottish Government today (Thursday 25 June),
Read moreReturn to school must be driven by safety not politics, says UNISON Scotland
Reacting to today’s (Tuesday) announcement by John Swinney on plans for Scottish schools to return to full-time in August, UNISON’s
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