Latest press releases
Local government workers vote overwhelmingly to reject pay offer
Council and school workers in Scotland belonging to UNISON have voted overwhelmingly to reject a pay offer from local government employers, says the union today (Friday). Thousands of staff employed ... Read More
NHS pay talks set to begin after months of delays, says UNISON
UNISON has today (Wednesday) welcomed the Scottish government’s offer to open pay talks for health workers in Scotland after months of delays. UNISON Scotland, together with other NHS unions, submitted its ... Read More
Rubbish will pile up in Edinburgh streets during Festival if waste and recycling workers strike, says UNISON
Waste and recycling workers in Edinburgh are being balloted for strike action over a pay dispute. UNISON, Scotland's largest local government union, has notified City of Edinburgh Council today (Monday) ... Read More
East Ayrshire councillors urged to reject proposals to outsource swathes of community services, says UNISON
Councillors in East Ayrshire are being urged to oppose proposals to outsource music tuition, youth work, sport, befriending, literacy, and swathes of other services to a trust, says UNISON. The ... Read More
Pay offer to council workers is too low and should be rejected, says UNISON
Local government staff in Scotland are worth more than the pay increase they’ve been offered, says UNISON today (Thursday). The union is to consult thousands of council workers across Scotland ... Read More
First Minister and unions roundtable
UNISON Scotland's regional manager Kay Sillars, with other unions, met John Swinney in the Scottish parliament to discuss pay. Commenting after the meeting UNISON regional manager Kay Sillars said: “It ... Read More
Thousands of council workers are to vote in an official strike ballot over pay, says UNISON
More than 43,000 council workers in waste and recycling, schools and social care are to be balloted for strike action, UNISON says today (Thursday). Staff are frustrated that they should ... Read More
Cosla and unions are ‘too far apart’ on pay talks, say UNISON
Local government workers in Scotland are to be consulted about strike action after council employers failed to make any significant improvement on pay, says UNISON. The union has been in ... Read More
‘Staffing crisis putting patients at risk’ – new UNISON survey reveals scale of the short-staffing in Scotland’s NHS
UNISON has today (Tuesday) revealed a survey which shows the widespread failure of the Scottish government to prepare the NHS for the country’s new Safe Staffing Act. Despite the Act ... Read More
Local government pay talks set to continue, says UNISON
Following a meeting (Thursday) with COLSA and other unions representing council staff about a Scottish local government pay offer for this year, it has been agreed that talks are to ... Read More
