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UNISON warns of a major assault on public services as 60 per cent of cuts are still to come
Date: Wednesday 25 June 2014 UNISON Scotland launched a report today (Wednesday) – The Cuts Don’t Work: The impact of ‘austerity’ cuts on Scotland’s public services – showing what’s really ... Read More
UNISON calls for immediate withdrawal of redundancy notices at Stirling University
Date: Wednesday 18 June 2014 UNISON Scotland has called on Stirling University to remove redundancy notices from more than 50 of its staff. The move is the result of a ... Read More
UNISON celebrates big victory for low paid care workers
Date: Friday 13 June 2014 UNISON welcomes Capability Scotland’s decision to introduce the Scottish Living Wage back dated to 1 April 2014. UNISON Scotland’s recent report Scotland: It’s Time to ... Read More
Deregulation of meat hygiene inspections will result in tragic consequences, warns UNISON
Date: Tuesday 10 June 2014 UNISON, the union which represents meat hygiene inspectors in abattoirs and meat plants, today (Tuesday, 10 June) warned MSPs that any deregulation of meat hygiene ... Read More
North Lanarkshire Council are treating low paid women workers with contempt, says UNISON
Date: Friday 6 June 2014 UNISON, the trade union representing the equal pay claims of low paid women workers in North Lanarkshire, have reacted with utter disbelief to today’s statement ... Read More
UNISON welcomes call for early careers advice for Scotland’s young people
Date: Tuesday 3 June 2014 UNISON response to Commission for Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce Final Report UNISON, the union representing careers advisers, has welcomed the Wood Commission’s call for earlier ... Read More
Gradual drip of privatisation has reached epic proportions in Scottish Water, says UNISON
Date: Tuesday 3 June 2014 UNISON, Scotland’s largest public service union, says new figures showing the extent of privatisation in Scottish Water should be a major wake-up call to the ... Read More
Closure of Dumfries police control room is ‘tip of the iceberg’, says UNISON
Date: Tuesday 27 May 2014 UNISON, Scotland's largest union representing police staff, has condemned the closure of Dumfries Police Control Room later this week (Friday) and says communities will suffer ... Read More
‘Pay up now’ – UNISON demands North Lanarkshire council stops stalling on equal pay claims
Date: Friday 23 May 2014 UNISON Branch to take to streets to pressure council into fairness UNISON North Lanarkshire is stepping up the pressure on North Lanarkshire Council in the ... Read More
Proposals to introduce living wage through procurement shows light at the end of tunnel, says UNISON
Date: Tuesday 13 May 2014 UNISON, Scotland’s largest public service union, today (Tuesday) welcomed proposed amendments to the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Bill that would see the living wage introduced for ... Read More
