Latest press releases
NHS porters’ workloads and stress go up as their wages go down – new UNISON Scotland report
Date: Wed 17 December 2014 NHS Porters are under pressure and their workloads are going up while the value of their wages are going down. The report also concludes that ... Read More
Workers in Queensferry and East Kilbride face uncertain Christmas
Date: Fri 12 December 2014 IBM workers who deliver ScottishPower’s outsourced £20m IT services, face an uncertain Christmas after being told that they face further restructuring. Staff are worried that ... Read More
UNISON lambasts council ‘bully-boy’ tactics as councillors threaten closure of mental health charity
Date: Thurs 11 December 2014 UNISON has issued an urgent call to councillors to cease plans to cut a charity’s funding by 40 per cent without any prior consultation. Councillors ... Read More
UNISON statement on First Minister’s programme for Government
Date: Wed 26 November 2014 Mike Kirby, Scottish secretary of UNISON, said "UNISON is Scotland’s largest trade union and we welcome the First Minister’s programme for government. There was much ... Read More
UNISON Scotland statement on First Minister’s programme for Government
Date: Wed 26 November 2014 Mike Kirby, Scottish secretary of UNISON, said "UNISON is Scotland’s largest trade union and we welcome the First Minister’s programme for government. There was much ... Read More
UNISON condemns chief constable statement that it is ‘inevitable that more police staff face further jobs cuts next year’
Date: Wed 26 November 2014 UNISON, the trade union for police civilian staff, has condemned the statement by the Chief Constable of Police Scotland that more police staff will be ... Read More
UNISON on The Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry report
Date: Mon 24 November 2014 Commenting on the long-awaited independent inquiry into patient deaths at the Vale of Leven Hospital which was published today (Monday) UNISON regional organiser, Matt McLaughlin, ... Read More
Under pressure – UNISON survey shows Scotland’s occupational therapists struggling to maintain service
Date: Tue 11 November 2014 A report out today (Tuesday 11 Nov 2014) by UNISON shows that Scotland’s occupational therapists are struggling to maintain the level of service their patients ... Read More
Cuts cost lives’ says UNISON – campaigners lobby Glasgow City Council over savage cuts to mental health charity
Date: Tue 11 November 2014 PHOTO/MEDIA OPPORTUNITY: Wednesday, 12 November at 12.45pm, George Square Staff, service users, community groups and members of the public will gather in George Square tomorrow ... Read More
UNISON Labour Link Scotland backs Katy Clark MP for Scottish Labour Deputy Leader
Date: Sun 2 November 2014 UNISON, Scotland’s largest trade union, has given its backing to Katy Clark MP in the contest for the next Scottish Labour Deputy leader. UNISON Scotland ... Read More
