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Support staff struggling to maintain standards for pupils because of cuts, says UNISON report
Lack of time, resources and heavy workloads mean support staff are struggling to maintain standards for pupils in Scotland. That is the finding of a wide ranging UNISON report released ... Read More
UNISON to meet with Justice Secretary to try and avert strike ballot.
Scottish Police Authority (SPA) and Police Scotland intransigence over police staff pay negotiations has caused a major industrial relations breakdown with UNISON. UNISON is meeting the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, ... Read More
UNISON Glasgow IT Workers use strike day to give blood
Selected UNISON members employed by Access began industrial action on Thursday the 5th of January following the festive period, in a dispute over the privatisation of their jobs and services ... Read More
No happy new year for Local Government Workers.
Council staff who work tirelessly to provide services across the festive period are being treated in a disgraceful fashion by their employers, say UNISON. UNISON, and other local authority trade ... Read More
UNISON lobby Scottish Parliament to call for fair funding for Scotland’s councils
Scotland’s largest trade union will join with other public service unions tomorrow (Thursday) to call for an end to public service cuts. The lobby takes place on the day the ... Read More
UNISON strongly recommend police staff reject latest pay offer
UNISON Police Staff Scotland, the branch of UNISON representing Police Support Staff, informed the Scottish Police Authority today (8 December) that they are recommending its members reject the employers pay offer for ... Read More
Strike action set to resume in Scotland’s colleges
More disruption looms for Scotland’s colleges if employers fail to give support staff a fair deal. UNISON, the trade union for college support staff, has today (Tuesday) written to Colleges ... Read More
UNISON consults West Dunbartonshire Council admin staff on industrial action
UNISON West Dunbartonshire Branch has launched a consultative ballot of administrative workers seeking their views on taking industrial action including strike action. The move comes in response to the council ... Read More
Public service employers are leaving Scotland’s apprentices facing an uncertain future, says UNISON.
That is the conclusion of UNISON’s survey – A Fairer Start: a survey of apprentices in Scotland’s public services – released today (Tuesday). The report is the latest in UNISON ... Read More
UNISON suspend college strike planned for Wednesday 9 November
UNISON has suspended planned strikes in colleges across Scotland in an attempt to offer Colleges Scotland (Employers Association) another opportunity to return to the negotiating table. UNISON held talks with Colleges Scotland at ACAS ... Read More
