Latest press releases
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
Scottish Water workers to protest at company’s Glasgow offices
Striking Scottish Water staff will demand bosses stop playing games and start talking about pay at a protest outside the company’s Shieldhall offices in Glasgow tomorrow (Wednesday), says UNISON. Members ... Read More
Scottish Water staff to walk out after rejecting latest pay offer, says UNISON.
Scottish Water staff to walk out after rejecting latest pay offer, says UNISON. Staff at Scottish Water are to strike for another seven days after rejecting the firm's latest pay ... Read More
Enable Scotland workers to walk out over pay
Care workers employed by Enable Scotland will walk out tomorrow (Thursday) in a dispute over pay, says UNISON today (Wednesday). The strike will roll out across five days in different ... Read More
Double whammy for local government workers
Commenting on Audit Scotland’s Local Government Budgets 2025/6 report and latest inflation figures, UNISON Scotland’s regional manager Kay Sillars said today (Thursday): “Council workers in Scotland have been hit with a double whammy ... Read More
