There are currently 220,000 children living in poverty, and two-thirds of them are living in a household where someone works.[1]
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Higher Education Governance Guidance
Unison has responded to the consultation on a Scottish Code of Higher Education Governance. Democratic structures create public bodies which
Read morePics from the picket lines – FE colleges 27 September
College support staff across Scotland have walked out for a second time this month and will demonstrate at the Parliament later today.
Read moreNUS boost for FE support staff strikes
The president of the National Union of Students Scotland has issued a call to all college students backing the FE
Read moreFurther Education campaign leaflet Sep 2016
Join our campaign for FAIR PAY Join UNISON – standing up for further education support staff joinunison.org In 2015, every
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More strikes announced as college support staff continue campaign for fair pay, says UNISON
College support staff across Scotland will walk out for a second time this month in an increasingly bitter pay row
Read moreCouncil Connections 16 – September 2016
This is the September 2016 edition of our Council Connections bulletin. Covering changes to the council tax, home care service
Read moreChanges to the Council Tax
The Scottish Parliament’s Local Government Committee is considering the Scottish Government’s proposed changes to the Council Tax. We summarised these
Read moree-Briefing – PPP: cracking down on costs
In our report and toolkit ‘Combating Austerity’, we showed how public bodies could make savings on their Public Private Partnerships
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The Scottish Government has published a Statutory Instrument to change the proportion of Council Tax collected at each band. This
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