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Social housing is key says UNISON – as Audit Scotland finds ‘failure to meet need’ for homes
Date: Thu 11 July 2013 Housing services union UNISON has called for a massive investment in social housing to meet the shortfall of homes identified in a hard-hitting report out ... Read More
UNISON calls on councillors to back Fair Pay as strike ballot opens
Date: Tue 2 July 2013 UNISON calls on councillors to back Fair Pay as strike ballot opens Local government union UNISON today (Tuesday) emailed Scotland’s councillors asking them to support ... Read More
UNISON wins historic equal pay case worth millions of pounds for members
Date: Wed 26 June 2013 Nearly two thousand women members of UNISON are celebrating a historic equal pay victory today. They have finally demolished the long-running defence by Scottish councils ... Read More
Fair Pay Day of Action for local government workers
Date: Tues 25 June 2013 Unions today (Tuesday) launched a Fair Pay Day supporting Scottish local government workers as they prepare to vote on strike action. Trade unionists on the ... Read More
Strike ballot over plans to axe 155 community care jobs and slash salaries
Date: Mon 24 June 2013 UNISON members employed by Cornerstone Community Care in the West of Scotland are being balloted on industrial action following proposals to cut 155 support workers ... Read More
Careers website ‘no substitute for face-to-face guidance’ – UNISON
Date: Tue 18 June 2013 Presentation of new research: What’s the evidence? Comparing the impact of career websites and other career support’ Tuesday 18 June - Scottish Parliament Members of ... Read More
Palestinian footballer joins UNISON in call for sporting boycott of Israel
Date: Thu 13 June 2013 Mahmoud Sarsak Meeting 12.30pm - Friday 14th June 2013 UNISON, 14 West Campbell Street, GLASGOW G2 6RX Palestinian international footballer Mahmoud Sarsak – recently released ... Read More
UNISON warns social work standards are at risk from austerity cuts
Date: Wed 12 June 2013 Social workers meeting in Glasgow today (Wed) warned that managers and the Scottish Government must do more protect services to the most vulnerable in the ... Read More
UNISON warns of risks from planning and regulation cuts
Date: Wed 12 June 2013 Severe cuts in council planning departments are leading to potential safety risks for the public, reducing the quality of the service delivered and worsening inequalities, ... Read More
UNISON calls for massive investment in social housing
Launch of new housing policy document Making Homes for a Fairer Scotland Housing services union UNISON has today called for a massive investment in social housing to make the homes ... Read More
