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Scottish government financial strategy, UNISON comment
UNISON Scotland regional secretary, Tracey Dalling said: “We fully support the Scottish government’s three missions, equality, opportunity, and community but they can’t be achieved without properly funded public services. This ... Read More
Comment on Sir Iain Livingstone’s statement that Police Scotland is institutionally racist.
Deputy branch secretary of UNISON Scotland police staff branch, David Malcolm said: “There is no place in policing, or in Scotland, for racism. Sir Iain Livingstone’s public acknowledgement that Police ... Read More
Scotland’s overworked nurses in a ‘catch-22’ as no time to report chronic staff shortages, says UNISON
Scotland’s largest health union, UNISON, has today (Friday) revealed the full impact of the NHS staffing crisis is not being recorded. A survey of over 1100 nursing staff across Scotland ... Read More
First Minister must act to avert council strikes, says UNISON
UNISON, together with other unions, has today (Tuesday) called on the Scottish government to provide additional funding to improve the pay offer for council workers. The unions say the cash ... Read More
Local government workers in largest union vote to reject pay offer and take action
UNISON, Scotland’s largest local government union, has overwhelmingly rejected COSLA’s pay offer and voted to take action to secure an improvement. The consultative ballot which closed today, saw 87% vote to ... Read More
College workers vote overwhelmingly for strike action following ‘derisory’ pay offer
Scotland’s college staff have voted to take strike action, in a formal ballot, with 92% voting for action on a 62% turn out. This ballot rejects a 2% pay offer ... Read More
Scottish Autism’s staff are distressed after hearing plans to slash their pensions, say UNISON
A Scottish charity, Scottish Autism, has informed staff they plan to withdraw them from the local government pension scheme, slashing their pensions and leaving staff worried about their future retirement ... Read More
Local government workers advised to reject new pay offer, say UNISON
Local government workers are being advised to reject a new pay offer in a consultative ballot which will be launched in the next few days. UNISON Scotland local government committee ... Read More
New Scottish health secretary has a real opportunity to tackle the core problems in NHS, say UNISON
UNISON, Scotland's largest health union, is calling on the new Scottish health secretary Michael Matheson MSP to take urgent action on staffing levels in NHS Scotland. In a letter sent ... Read More
Humza Yousaf must make public services top of his list, says UNISON
Scotland’s largest public services union, UNISON, is calling on newly elected SNP leader and prospective first minister, Humza Yousaf, to ensure public services remain top of his list. UNISON general ... Read More
