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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

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
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
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
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
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

Police Custody and Security Officers are fully authorised to take fingerprints and DNA samples – UNISON
Date: Thu 23 May 2013 The union that represents police staff said today that any problems in Tayside around fingerprint and DNA samples are a local issue. George McIrvine, Unison ... Read More

Food safety requires independent regulator says meat inspectors union
Date: Thu 23 May 2013 UNISON warned today that the new Scottish version of the Food Standards Agency must have the powers and resources to safeguard the public and stand ... Read More

Public services paying the price of austerity job cuts
Date: Thu 23 May 2013 UNISON Scotland response to Audit Scotland report on ‘early leavers’ UNISON Scotland has called for an end to the ongoing massive public service job cuts ... Read More

New union project offers personal assistants training and employment rights advice
Date: Wed 22 May 2013 New union project offers personal assistants training and employment rights advice The public services union UNISON has launched a new project offering networking, advice and ... Read More