Wednesday 6 May 2015 Poorer workers and poorer public services is the reality of life in ConDem Inverness – that
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Tag: austerity
Key questions in the Public Services election
UNISON and the General Election In the third of a series of articles, UNISON Scottish Secretary Mike Kirby lays out UNISON’s
Read moreA Monstrous Regiment of (117,000) Women
In the second of a series of articles, UNISON Scottish Secretary Mike Kirby lays out UNISON’s plan to get our
Read moreChallenging all political parties on what they will do for our people
‘During the election campaign we will strive to keep UNISON policies and objectives fore and centre of the political debate.
Read moreLocal Government Finance Order MSP eBrief – Feb 2015
Cuts to local government are unsustainable MSPe-briefing Local Govt Finance Order Feb2015 PDF Extract: Public expenditure in Scotland faces year-on-year
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UNISON Scotland urges MSPs to do more on Protecting Public Services
Date: Monday 12 January 2015 UNISON, Scotland’s public service union tells MSPs that Scotland’s public services are living through a
Read moreMSP e-briefing: Public Services
UNISON Scotland welcomes the debate in Parliament on Tuesday 13 January 2015 on protecting public services. As the largest public
Read moree-briefing: Autumn Statement 2014
There is a lot of analysis and comment on yesterday’s UK Autumn Statement, but from a UNISON Scotland perspective there
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Public sector living through ‘lost decade’ – UNISON Scotland
Date: Thu 16 October 2014 In a damning report ‘Austerity economics don’t add up’, released today, UNISON say public sector
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Working harder but getting poorer is conclusion of new report comparing wages and prices
Date: Mon 13 October 2014 A new report from public services union UNISON – ‘The Price of Everything and the
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