A new ad campaign, aimed at increasing the record number of public service workers who’ve joined UNISON Scotland since the
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Latest press releases from UNISON Scotland
NHS staff are angry that Scottish Health Secretary has dismissed calls to re-open pay talks, says UNISON
NHS staff have called on the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Health to re-open pay negotiations, saying: ‘Don’t call us NHS heroes
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Council’s furlough schemes must not be a ‘waiting room for redundancy’
Councils across Scotland have announced today (Wednesday 10 June) that they have applied to the UK Government’s Job Retention Scheme
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Great deal more work needs done before children can return to childcare and schools.
UNISON, the largest trade union representing education staff, has responded to Nicola Sturgeon’s announcement that early years and childcare services
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New survey of Scottish education staff calls for PPE, training and Covid-19 risk assessments before more children return to education
83 per cent of education staff are anxious about returning to work or, if they are at work, increasing the
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‘Tackle the crisis in care homes – support national bargaining’ UNISON Scotland urges MSPs
MSPs have rejected changing the law to improve conditions in a way that could be used to tackle the coronavirus
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UNISON response to Argyll & Bute Health and Social Care Partnership Culture Review Survey results
Responding to the release today (Friday) of a summary presentation of the results of a survey into the experiences of
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Campaigners call for emergency cash boost to prevent child poverty crisis
Over 100 organisations and academics sign letter to First Minister “Grave concern” regarding impact of crisis on family incomes and
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UNISON launch campaign for ‘heroic’ local government workers
UNISON has launched a campaign today (Monday) for local government workers who are delivering vital services during COVID-19 crisis. They are calling
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UNISON welcomes decision by social care charity to pay Scottish Living Wage and says more must follow
UNISON Scotland, the union for care workers, has welcomed today’s (Tuesday) announcement by Quarriers that it will pay all staff
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