Latest UNISON Scotland Briefings from the Bargaining and Campaigns Team. UNISON Scotland Briefings include Bargaining and Policy Briefings for branches on a wide range of policy and employment issues, e-briefings and Legal Updates and briefings for MSPs and MPs and others to represent UNISON policy where decisions are being made.
e-briefing Local government funding challenges – Fiscal Affairs Scotland analysis
Fiscal Affairs Scotland has published a useful analysis of the savings councils will have to make following this and previous year’s budget allocations. They say seeking to charge service users ... Read More
Briefing 64: Bargaining – Fair Pay Fortnight
16th Feb - 1st March is Fair Pay Fortnight. This Briefing sets out the facts about the state of pay. And using testimony gathered through UNISON Scotland Surveys, outline the ... Read More
e-briefing: Living Wage Procurement
In Briefing 56 we set out how the Scottish Living Wage could be extended through procurement using the provisions of the Procurement Reform (Scotland)Act and in local government using the ... Read More
Local Government Finance Order MSP eBrief – Feb 2015
Cuts to local government are unsustainable MSPe-briefing Local Govt Finance Order Feb2015 PDF Extract: Public expenditure in Scotland faces year-on-year real term reductions. By 2020 it will be 12.5% lower ... Read More
e-briefing: Scotland doesn’t need a new Women’s prison
The Scottish Government is intending to issue tenders for the construction of a new women’s prison. Doing so goes against all expert opinion, represents a very poor use of money ... Read More
Dumped on – working in Scotland’s waste management services
Waste management is one of the least considered but most essential of public services. Most of us take for granted the fact that we can take out our rubbish and ... Read More
MSP e-briefing: Public Services
UNISON Scotland welcomes the debate in Parliament on Tuesday 13 January 2015 on protecting public services. As the largest public service union, we represent most public service staff groups. Scotland's ... Read More
e-briefing: Autumn Statement 2014
There is a lot of analysis and comment on yesterday’s UK Autumn Statement, but from a UNISON Scotland perspective there are two key issues. Firstly, between 2009-10 and 2019-20, UK ... Read More
Breaking point: overworked and underpaid
Scotland’s hospital porters speak out UNISON Scotland has undertaken a survey of NHS porters to find out how current austerity measures in the National Health Service are impacting on our ... Read More
Briefing 63: Policy – Smith Commission on Devolution
KEY POINTS: Greater fiscal autonomy through devolution of income and other taxes. Barnett formula remains although new borrowing powers and funding mechanisms need to be worked up in detail. Some ... Read More
