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Health and care integration delivered by people not robots
Date: Friday 13 September 2013 UNISON, Scotland's largest public sector union will today argue that if health and care integration is to succeed, it needs to focus more on the ... Read More
UNISON welcomes publication of Procurement Bill
Date: Thursday 12 September 2013 UNISON, Scotland's largest public sector union has welcomed the Procurement Bill being sent to parliament. UNISON has long campaigned for public procurement to be used ... Read More
UNISON comment on Scottish Government pay policy
Date: Wednesday 11 September 2013 Mike Kirby, Scottish Secretary of UNISON the largest union in Scottish public services said: "Mr Swinney says that he will address low pay in the ... Read More
IT workers at Stirling Council to strike next week in ongoing dispute
Date: Tuesday 10 September 2013 UNISON local government workers in Stirling will start selective strike action on Monday (16 Sept) as part of the branch’s ongoing industrial action against draconian ... Read More
Strike over ‘savage cuts’ by Stirling Council
Date: Thurs 22 August 2013 Local government workers in Stirling will begin strike action on Monday (26 August) against ‘savage cuts’ being imposed by their employer. UNISON Stirling Council branch ... Read More
Union project offers personal assistants and support workers training and employment rights advice
Date: Fri 16 August 2013 The public services union UNISON has launched a project in Inverclyde offering networking, advice and support to personal assistants (PAs) and Support Workers who work ... Read More
Unions prepare for industrial action at Stirling Council
Date: Thurs 15 August 2013 UNISON Stirling Council Branch, along with the other trade unions at the local authority, are preparing for industrial action following a rejection of the Council's ... Read More
Scots councils urged to ditch ‘care on the cheap’ 15 minute home visits
Date: Thursday 1 August 2013 UNISON Scotland today hit out at Scottish councils over commissioning 15 minute home care visits to elderly and vulnerable people. A Freedom of Information request ... Read More
Dispute over pay at Citizens Advice Direct goes to ACAS
Date: Tues 23 July 2013 UNISON is tomorrow (Wednesday) taking a dispute over pay cuts of up to 6% at the Citizens Advice telephone service to ACAS. The Scottish telephone ... Read More
Inflation up – Scotland’s local government workers deserve fair pay
Date: Tue 16 July 2013 UNISON Scotland said today that inflation rising to 2.9% is grim news for hard pressed workers struggling to make ends meet. The public services union ... Read More
