Latest press releases
Scottish Water staff vote to accept improved pay offer, says UNISON
Workers at Scottish Water have voted to accept an improved wage offer, bringing an end to a series of strikes over pay, says UNISON today (Thursday). The pay deal covers two ... Read More
Council staff vote to accept two-year pay offer
Local government staff in Scotland have voted to accept Cosla’s two-year pay offer, says UNISON today (Monday). Members of Scotland’s biggest local government union have voted overwhelmingly (83%) to accept ... Read More
Moving to monthly pay will cause hundreds of low-paid NHS staff to fall into debt and hardship, says UNISON
Around 600 NHS staff could be forced to take out loans to make ends meet if their employer switches from weekly to monthly pay, says UNISON today (Thursday). Low-paid cleaners, ... Read More
University of West of Scotland support staff balloted on strike action over redundancy threats, says UNISON
Support staff at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) are to be balloted for strike action over the threat of job losses, says UNISON today (Tuesday). The formal ... Read More
Staff furious at being made to pay for Dundee University’s leaders’ failings
Commenting on Pamela Gillies’ report into serious failings and financial mismanagement by leaders at Dundee University, UNISON Dundee University branch secretary Emma Preston said: “The university’s leaders who caused this ... Read More
Local government staff to be balloted on new two-year pay offer, says UNISON
Council staff are to be balloted after unions received a two-year pay offer from local government employers Cosla, says UNISON today (Friday). The new offer is for 4% this year ... Read More
Care workers take pay dispute to the Scottish Parliament, says UNISON
Hundreds of care workers employed by Enable Scotland are to take their protest to the Scottish government tomorrow (Thursday) as a row over pay intensifies, says UNISON. Protestors will set ... Read More
Enable workers in Lanarkshire to walk out over pay, says UNISON
Care workers employed by Enable Scotland are to take strike action in Lanarkshire tomorrow (Tuesday) in a continuing dispute over pay, says UNISON. This is part of a co-ordinated wave ... Read More
Police staff consulted over strike after cuts to redundancy and retirement rights announced,
Forensic specialists, custody staff, emergency control room workers and other staff at Police Scotland are to be consulted over potential strike action following huge cuts to voluntary redundancy and retirement ... Read More
Enable workers in Aberdeenshire and Moray to walk out over pay, says UNISON
Care workers employed by Enable Scotland in Aberdeenshire and Moray will walk out tomorrow (Tuesday) in a dispute over pay, says UNISON today (Monday). Five days of strikes are being ... Read More
