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Catch up with the latest updates at Fighting for Scottish Council Workers
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Council workers union begins industrial ballot preparation saying staff won’t be “used as a political football”
Council workers union begins industrial ballot preparation saying staff won’t be “used as a political football” UNISON, the largest trade ... Read More
UNISON members willing to take industrial action on local government pay
UNISON, the largest trade union in local government representing 80,000 local government workers across Scotland, has voted overwhelmingly to reject ... Read More
Our champion of champions
Carol Sinclair, a community care worker for East Lothian Council is a runner up in UNISON’s Local Service Champions awards ... Read More
Congress backs council workers’ fight for a decent pay rise
STUC Congress stood four square behind council workers in their condemnation of CoSLA’s derisory pay offer, as they overwhelmingly backed ... Read More
Congress backs UNISON’s call to act against femicide in Turkey
UNISON Scotland took its condemnation of the Turkish government’s treatment of women trade unionists, women activists and opposition political parties ... Read More
STUC backs Scotland’s right to self determination but workers’ rights and equality must be at centre of debate
Congress reaffirmed its backing for the right of self-determination for the people in Scotland, and that the power should rest ... Read More
Scotland must deliver a care sector that cares
The Covid pandemic has highlighted the fundamental value of social care and the workers who provide it and Congress welcomed ... Read More
Bombshell report lays bare the impact of the pandemic on local government workers
Scotland’s local government workers have revealed the enormous toll on their health as they’ve worked to keep services running, according ... Read More
Local Government Trade Unions reject COSLA pay offer
The Joint Trade Unions representing the bulk of local government workers in Scotland have today written to COSLA to reject ... Read More
One Year of Covid – Scottish Local Government Member Survey
One Year of Covid – Local Government Member Survey We know that the past year has been difficult for all ... Read More
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UNISON Week 295 – Inward investment, internal market & More
UNISON Week 295 - Inward investment, internal market & more. Read full newsletter here ...
UNISON Week 293 – No Going Back to Normal and more
UNISON Week 293 - No going back to normal campaign, proposed Right to Food bill and more ... read full ...
Scottish Government Economic Recovery Plan – August 2020
The Scottish Government has announced its plan for post-COVID economic recovery. This briefing provides UNISON’s response to this. The recovery ...
Covid Social Care Worker Death in Service Payment
Following pressure from UNISON, the Scottish Government has agreed to make a one-off payment of £60,000 to a named survivor ...
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Latest responses and submissions
CCTV in Additional Support Needs Schools
There is no doubt that the needs of children and young people with additional support needs (ASN) are not being ...
Building Standards Compliance and Fire Safety
UNISON generally welcomes proposals to protect the public through strengthening building standards compliance and fire safety. The success of these ...
UNISON’s Response – European Charter on Local Self Government
All of us rely on the services delivered by local government. From childcare to elderly care, to supporting vulnerable people, ...
Early Learning and Childcare Service Model for 2020
The provision of a free at the point of use public childcare service has been a demand of the trade ...
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