Local Government is UNISON Scotland’s biggest service group. Its remit covers a range of employees including those of all of Scotland’s councils, Direct Labour and Direct Service Organisations, Trusts, Joint Boards, voluntary and related organisations and private companies.
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Catch up with the latest updates at Fighting for Scottish Council Workers
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Solidarity from EIS General Secretary
UNISON Scotland has received a message of unwavering solidarity from Andrea Bradley, the General Secretary of the EIS Union. In ... 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 ... Read More
Consultation on a ‘Fairer Council Tax’
This is the UNISON Scotland response to the Scottish Government and COSLA Consultation on a Fairer Council Tax. The proposals ... Read More
Local government’s largest union have rejected Cosla’s revised pay offer, and say school strikes will still go ahead.
UNISON Scotland’s local government committee met this morning (Thursday) and have voted unanimously to reject Cosla's revised offer outright, which was ... Read More
UNISON announces strike dates which will see mass school closures across Scotland
More than three quarters of Scotland’s schools face closure later this month in a dispute over pay, as UNISON announces ... Read More
Almost 2000 schools will close because of strikes, say UNISON
UNISON has today (Monday) written to COSLA to say it is preparing to close almost 2000 schools (1868 schools) across ... Read More
Circular Economy Bill – response to Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
This is UNISON’s submission to the Scottish Parliament Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee’s call for views as part of ... Read More
School staff vote to strike in 24 councils in Scotland in local government pay dispute, says UNISON
School staff have voted to strike over pay at 24 councils across Scotland in ballot results announced today (Friday), says UNISON. It is the ... Read More
Waste workers in Stirling, Perth and Kinross strike for fair pay in local government
UNISON Scottish secretary Lilian Mace joined waste services workers on picket lines today in Stirling. Lilian said: " Waste workers ... Read More
Briefing 133 Scottish & Local Government ‘Verity House Agreement’
This briefing looks at the 'Verity House Agreement', announced by First Minister Humza Yousaf and COSLA President Councillor Shona Morrison ... Read More
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Latest local government briefings
Briefing 133 Scottish & Local Government ‘Verity House Agreement’
This briefing looks at the 'Verity House Agreement', announced by First Minister Humza Yousaf and COSLA President Councillor Shona Morrison ...
Briefing 132 – Housing and the Cost of Living Crisis
Rising housing costs are driving people into poverty. This briefing presents the findings of new research, based on a survey ...
Survey Report on Social Work Paraprofessionals
Our survey confirms that social work paraprofessionals are increasingly carrying out the roles of qualified social workers but without the ...
Briefing 128 – Local Government Finance Stats and Budget Estimates 2022-24
Figures showing provisional expenditure totals for 2022-23 and budget estimates for 2023-24 for local government in Scotland have been published ...
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Latest responses and submissions
Consultation on a ‘Fairer Council Tax’
This is the UNISON Scotland response to the Scottish Government and COSLA Consultation on a Fairer Council Tax. The proposals ...
Circular Economy Bill – response to Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
This is UNISON’s submission to the Scottish Parliament Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee’s call for views as part of ...
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 Scrutiny: UNISON evidence
UNISON has submitted its Evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s call for views on The National Care Service (Scotland) Bill. UNISON ...
Scotland’s public finances, cost of living impact & public service reform
This is UNISON Scotland's response to the Scottish Parliament Finance and Public Administration Committee's Call for Views as part of ...
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