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Scottish Greens must stop the national care service bill, says UNISON

The Scottish Green Party must ‘call time’ on the national care service bill in Scotland and end this ‘confused and damaging legislation’, says UNISON today (Thursday). The union, alongside organisations ... Read More
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Strikes will close schools for two weeks in first minister John Swinney’s constituency,

UNISON, the largest local government union, has notified Perth and Kinross Council that schools and early years centres will close for two weeks from 21 October, in a pay dispute ... Read More
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Staff at social care charity Enable Scotland to be consulted on new pay offer, says UNISON

Hundreds of staff working for Enable Scotland are to be consulted on a new pay offer which puts an additional £900,000 into staff pay, says UNISON today (Friday). A strike ... Read More
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Biggest NHS union in Scotland votes to accept pay offer

NHS staff have voted to accept the Scottish government’s pay offer, says UNISON today (Friday). Scotland’s biggest health union has been consulting workers over the proposed 5.5% wage uplift across ... Read More
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Local government strike ballot could be extended to more workers

Scotland’s largest local government union is considering widening its strike ballot to more than 90,000 staff in councils and associated services over pay. The move comes after all council workers ... Read More
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Strike ballots to be issued to staff working in social care charity

Hundreds of staff working for Enable, one of Scotland’s largest charitable social care providers, are to be asked if they're prepared to strike over pay, UNISON says today (Friday). UNISON ... Read More
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Council workers vote overwhelmingly to reject latest pay offer

Council staff in Scotland belonging to UNISON have voted overwhelmingly to reject the latest pay offer from local government employers, says the union today (Tuesday). Thousands of staff employed by ... Read More
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School and bin strikes planned for First Minister’s constituency of Perth and Kinross

The largest union in local government is planning to close schools and waste services in the Perth and Kinross constituency of First Minister John Swinney, says UNISON today (Friday). The ... Read More
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UNISON to recommend NHS members accept Scottish government pay offer

UNISON, the biggest union in the NHS, will recommend that its members working in the NHS vote to accept the Scottish government's offer of a 5.5% pay rise. The union ... Read More
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UNISON to consult NHS staff in Scotland on 5.5% pay offer

UNISON, the biggest union in the NHS, will consider the Scottish government’s offer of a 5.5% pay rise for staff, says the union today (Tuesday). Despite the delay in the ... Read More