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Strike ballot over plans to axe 155 community care jobs and slash salaries

Strike ballot over plans to axe 155 community care jobs and slash salaries

Date: Mon 24 June 2013 UNISON members employed by Cornerstone Community Care in the West of Scotland are being balloted on industrial action following proposals to cut 155 support workers ... Read More
Careers website ‘no substitute for face-to-face guidance’ - UNISON

Careers website ‘no substitute for face-to-face guidance’ – UNISON

Date: Tue 18 June 2013 Presentation of new research: What’s the evidence? Comparing the impact of career websites and other career support’ Tuesday 18 June - Scottish Parliament Members of ... Read More
Palestinian footballer joins UNISON in call for sporting boycott of Israel

Palestinian footballer joins UNISON in call for sporting boycott of Israel

Date: Thu 13 June 2013 Mahmoud Sarsak Meeting 12.30pm - Friday 14th June 2013 UNISON, 14 West Campbell Street, GLASGOW G2 6RX Palestinian international footballer Mahmoud Sarsak – recently released ... Read More
UNISON warns social work standards are at risk from austerity cuts

UNISON warns social work standards are at risk from austerity cuts

Date: Wed 12 June 2013 Social workers meeting in Glasgow today (Wed) warned that managers and the Scottish Government must do more protect services to the most vulnerable in the ... Read More
UNISON warns of risks from planning and regulation cuts

UNISON warns of risks from planning and regulation cuts

Date: Wed 12 June 2013 Severe cuts in council planning departments are leading to potential safety risks for the public, reducing the quality of the service delivered and worsening inequalities, ... Read More
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UNISON calls for massive investment in social housing

Launch of new housing policy document Making Homes for a Fairer Scotland Housing services union UNISON has today called for a massive investment in social housing to make the homes ... Read More
Hundreds of health workers win backdated maternity leave public holidays - UNISON

Hundreds of health workers win backdated maternity leave public holidays – UNISON

Date: Thu 6 June 2013 Women health workers in Scotland are to receive backdated public holidays they were wrongly denied while on maternity leave. NHS mums, including nurses, physiotherapists, cleaners, ... Read More
UNISON calls for massive investment in social housing

UNISON calls for massive investment in social housing

Date: Thu 6 June 2013 Launch of new housing policy document Making Homes for a Fairer Scotland Housing services union UNISON has today called for a massive investment in social housing ... Read More
Union announces Scotland wide strike ballot of council staff

Union announces Scotland wide strike ballot of council staff

Date: Tue 4 June 2013 Local government workers across Scotland are being balloted on strike action, after rejecting a 1% pay offer. UNISON, the public services union, will ballot 75,000 ... Read More
City college praised for successful merger faces possible strike ballot - UNISON

City college praised for successful merger faces possible strike ballot – UNISON

Date: Thu 23 May 2013 UNISON today called for talks at the City of Glasgow College after managers threatened to impose a pay settlement that has been rejected by support ... Read More