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Catch up with the latest updates at Fighting for Scottish Council Workers
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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, ... Read More
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 ... Read More
Local government strike ballot could be extended to more workers
Scotland’s largest local government union is considering widening its strike ballot to more than 90,000 staff in councils and associated ... Read More
Council workers vote overwhelmingly to reject latest pay offer
Council staff in Scotland belonging to UNISON have voted overwhelmingly to reject the latest pay offer from local government employers, ... Read More
School and bin strikes planned for First Minister’s constituency of Perth and Kinross
The largest union in local government is planning to close schools and waste services in the Perth and Kinross constituency ... Read More
Don’t blame public service staff for government cuts’ says UNISON
The Scottish government must find the money to fund pay increases for workers in essential public sector roles without cutting ... Read More
Bin strikes in Scotland suspended
Waste, recycling and street cleansing strikes that were due to be staged later this week have been put on hold, ... Read More
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 & ... Read More
Union confirms strike dates for waste recycling and street cleaning staff
UNISON, the largest local government union, has notified 13 councils that strikes will take place over nine days between 14 ... Read More
School, early years and family centre staff in Scotland begin strike vote over pay, says UNISON
Tens of thousands of staff in schools, early years education and family centres in Scotland are being balloted for strike ... Read More
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Funding and building the homes Scotland needs – Mar 2013
Funding And Building The Homes Scotland Needs - Mar 2013 A proposal by the union UNISON to develop a new stream of finance ...
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