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Local government strike threat looms as tensions grow over pay, says UNISON
22 April 2024Scotland’s largest local government union, UNISON, says strike preparations could begin as early as next week as tensions grow over pay. UNISON says it had hoped ...‘Now keep your promises’ UNISON tells COSLA & Scottish Gov as council staff accept pay deal
27 November 2023The long running pay dispute which closed schools across Scotland has been brought to an end as UNISON members vote to accept the improved pay ...School staff on strike: UNISON members on the picket lines
26 September 2023UNISON members in schools across Scotland begin strike action today (Tuesday) in a dispute over pay. Up to 21,000 members working in over 1,800 ...Scottish government £100m funding boost for councils ‘won’t touch the sides’, says UNISON
21 February 2023Commenting on the Scottish government’s announcement today (Tuesday) of a £100 million cash injection to help settle local government pay disputes, Johanna Baxter, UNISON Scotland’s ...Recognise, respect and reward council workers
27 April 2022#STUC22 Congress condemned COSLA’s derisory pay offer to council staff which does not address the issue of low pay despite over half of council workers ...Community wealth building – not tax dodging freeports
25 April 2022#STUC 22 Congress affirmed that council services are vital to our society and should be at the heart of economic recovery from COVID, through community ...Action on equal pay essential for women’s lives
25 April 2022#STUC22 Glasgow’s equal pay campaign was spotlighted at STUC Congress in a motion from Glasgow Trades Union Council that congratulated the women involved in the ...Glasgow branch overwhelmingly votes to back new strike action
7 March 2022The long running dispute around equal pay has continued even after the members were awarded a £500m settlement in 2019. UNISON members at Glasgow City Council ...UNISON Week 328 – Local Govt pay claim, Ovo threats, HE Ballot & more
25 January 2022UNISON Week 328 – Local Govt pay claim, Ovo threats, HE Ballot & more. Read full newsletter here.Local government unions call for a ‘fair and decent’ pay increase as they submit joint pay claim
18 January 2022Local government trade unions have today (Tuesday) submitted a joint pay claim to COSLA calling for a ‘fair and decent’ pay increase to make up ...
Council Connections November 2018
This is the latest edition of our Council Connections newsletter. All the news for those who care about local government ...
Council Connections – July 2018
This is the July edition of our e-bulletin Council Connections. Linking to all the UNISON news about Scottish local government ...
Council Connections – April 2018
This is the latest edition of our Council Connections newsletter. All the news for those who care about local government ...
Council Connections – Dec 2017
The December 2017 edition of our e-bulletin covering the budget, pay and much more ...