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Catch up with the latest updates at Fighting for Scottish Council Workers
Catch up with the latest updates at Fighting for Scottish Council WorkersLatest updates
Revised offer accepted after Scottish government joins council pay and finance talks, says UNISON
Thursday 28 November 2024 For immediate release Revised offer accepted after Scottish government joins council pay and finance talks, says UNISON ... Read More
Members accept revised offer after Scottish Government joins council pay and finance talks
Council members across Scotland have voted to accept a revised offer from employers, concluding this year’s pay negotiations, says UNISON today ... Read More
Radical social work webinar 30: Migration
Migration to the UK is an important political issue. The narrative is one about policing borders and reducing numbers, rather ... Read More
UNISON secures Scottish government and Cosla commitments to come to table to discuss pay, reduction of working hours and local government finance.
Following a two-week strike in Perth & Kinross by schools and early years workers UNISON has secured commitments from the ... Read More
Local government union calls for dialogue over pay
UNISON is considering further industrial action following a two-week schools strike across Perth and Kinross in its dispute to improve pay for ... Read More
Perth and Kinross strikers to demonstrate outside John Swinney’s constituency office today
Striking school staff will be demonstrating outside the Perth and Kinross constituency office of John Swinney today (Thursday) as they ... Read More
Support Perth and Kinross school staff on strike
Urge your MSP to take action on behalf of local government workers by using our online letter writing campaign. You ... Read More
Strikes will close schools for two weeks in first minister’s constituency from today, says UNISON
Schools and early-years centres will close in John Swinney’s constituency of Perth and Kinross for two weeks from today (Monday) ... Read More
John Swinney told council staff need more than platitudes
UNISON members met first minister John Swinney at Anderson High School on his visit to Shetland this week. The meeting ... Read More
Strikes will close schools for two weeks in first minister John Swinney’s constituency,
UNISON, the largest local government union, has notified Perth and Kinross Council that schools and early years centres will close ... Read More
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Latest local government briefings
Care Management: Fit for Purpose?
This report reveals a Care Management system that is on its knees, with decisions about care being driven by budgets, ...
Briefing 146 – Local Government Benchmarking report
The Improvement Service have published their twelfth annual "Local Government Benchmarking Framework Report" The report is compiled for CoSLA & ...
Briefing 143 National Care Service Bill: Reform of Integrated Joint Boards
This briefing gives an overview of the IJB reforms set out in the government’s Stage 2 amendments to the NCS ...
Investing in Planning – seeking input from members in planning departments
Scottish Government consultation on resourcing Scotland’s planning system - feedback invited to inform UNISON response The Scottish Government is consulting ...
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Latest responses and submissions
National Care Service Bill (Stage 2) Draft Amendments: Call for Views
On 24 June the Scottish Government belatedly published its draft amendments to the National Care Service (Scotland) bill. This is ...
Housing (Scotland) Bill response
The Housing (Scotland) Bill was introduced to Parliament on 26 March 2024. The bill has six main parts which include ...
Delivering net zero for Scotland’s buildings: Heat in Buildings Bill
This is UNISON Scotland's response to the Scottish Government consultation on its proposed Heat in Buildings Bill. We are members ...
Democracy Matters: Local governance Phase 2 consultation
This is UNISON's response to the Scottish Government and COSLA ‘Democracy Matters: Local governance Phase 2 consultation’. The consultation is ...
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