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More schools set to close as UNISON announce another set of strike dates
UNISON has today served notice of further strike action in the dispute over local government pay to South Lanarkshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Edinburgh and Fife councils. Staff working in schools, ... Read More
Scottish Water – 78% vote for strike action
UNISON members at Scottish Water have voted for strike action over a pay dispute at the publicly owned utility. 78% of UNISON's 1100 members in Scottish Water voted for strike action ... Read More
UNISON announces schools strike date for four councils in rolling programme
UNISON has today (Wednesday) served notice of further strikes in its dispute over local government pay at Glasgow City, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde councils. Staff working in schools, and ... Read More
UNISON announces rolling strikes in Scottish schools after pay offer rejected
🟢 A consultative ballot of all local government workers closed today (Monday) with 89.92 % voting to reject the offer. There was a turnout of 57.27 %. 🟢 UNISON's ... Read More
Scottish government must show more urgency to resolve colleges dispute,
UNISON is to meet Graeme Dey, the Scottish minister for further education, tomorrow at St. Andrews House to demand he intervenes to end strikes in colleges across the country. Staff ... Read More
Further strike action planned as UNISON membership soars
UNISON has written to council employers’ organisation Cosla and the Scottish Government warning that further industrial action is being planned, the union says today (Friday). The move comes after three ... Read More
Scottish government and Cosla have let parents, pupils and school staff down badly, says UNISON
Three-quarters of Scotland's primary and secondary schools will be affected by three days of strike action this week, starting today (Tuesday), in a dispute over pay, says UNISON. The union says up to ... Read More
School strikes will go ahead after revised offer too little too late
School strikes across Scotland are going ahead on 26th, 27th, and 28th September 2023. UNISON Scotland’s local government committee met this afternoon to discuss the detail of a revised offer ... Read More
Further strike dates announced in Scottish colleges “time for Scottish Government to get involved ” says UNISON
UNISON Scotland media release Thursday, 21st September 2023 For immediate release Further strike dates announced in Scottish colleges "time for Scottish Government to get involved " says UNISON UNISON Scotland Further ... Read More
Strikes in Scottish universities begin today, says UNISON
More than 1,000 support staff in universities across Scotland are to strike from today (Monday) in a dispute over pay, says UNISON. UNISON members in four universities – Glasgow Caledonian ... Read More
