UNISON Scotland
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UNISON Scotland’s response to the First Minister’s Programme for Government
Speaking today (Tuesday) in response to the First Minister's Programme for Government, UNISON’s Scottish secretary, Lilian Macer said: "Public service workers will feel left behind in today’s programme for government. “Our public ... Read More
Almost 2000 schools will close because of strikes, say UNISON
UNISON has today (Monday) written to COSLA to say it is preparing to close almost 2000 schools (1868 schools) across Scotland when over 21,000 members go on strike later this ... Read More
Scottish Water workers vote to take action over pay
Workers in Scottish Water have voted to take action unless proposed changes to their pay and grading are withdrawn to allow proper transparency and negotiations, and a fair pay offer ... Read More
Strikes in Scottish colleges announced, says UNISON
More than 2,000 support staff in colleges across Scotland are to strike on September 7 in a dispute over pay, terms, and conditions, says UNISON today (Tuesday). The national strike ... Read More
School staff vote to strike in 24 councils in Scotland in local government pay dispute, says UNISON
School staff have voted to strike over pay at 24 councils across Scotland in ballot results announced today (Friday), says UNISON. It is the largest ever vote for strike action by school staff in ... Read More
Workers start four days of strikes in waste services in Stirling and Perth & Kinross over pay
Waste services workers belonging to UNISON start four days of strike action today (Thursday), in Stirling, and Perth & Kinross. The action is part of a wider dispute over the ... Read More
Police Scotland must not go ahead with staff recruitment freeze, says UNISON
UNISON, the union for police staff, has condemned a decision by Police Scotland to freeze staff recruitment. The union say that Police Scotland are choosing to reduce police staff numbers ... Read More
World-renowned street artist Banksy supports UNISON Glasgow city museum cuts campaign
Glasgow Museum workers protested on the steps of Glasgow's Gallery of Modern Art on Saturday 5 August to condemn the £1.5 million pounds worth of cuts being made to their ... Read More
UNISON launch strike ballot of school staff in Scotland
UNISON, the largest union in local government, has today (Tuesday) launched an industrial action ballot of 30,000 school staff in every local authority in Scotland. The ballot is over a ... Read More
St Andrews Golf Course must withdraw ‘fire and rehire’ pensions threat to workers, says UNISON
Scotland’s largest union is demanding that St Andrews Links Trust, which operates the country's world-famous golf course, withdraws its threat to fire and rehire around 70 staff over their pension rights. The ... Read More
