Tuesday 5 May 2015 UNISON Scotland condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the Scottish Government putting out a press release
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Tag: cuts
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
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West Dunbartonshire Council accused of ‘hypocrisy’ over staff nursery closure plan
Thursday 26 March 2015 West Dunbartonshire Council have proposed the closure of their staff nursery at the same time as
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Borders Council reverses decision to cut 100 local jobs after UNISON campaign
Thursday 26 March 2015 UNISON, Scotland’s biggest public services union, has welcomed the decision by Scottish Borders Council to rethink
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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Stop dumping on waste management staff’ says UNISON Scotland
Date: Friday 23 January 2015 UNISON Scotland conducted surveys amongst staff working in waste management across Scotland’s local authorities. The
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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
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NHS porters’ workloads and stress go up as their wages go down – new UNISON Scotland report
Date: Wed 17 December 2014 NHS Porters are under pressure and their workloads are going up while the value of
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Workers in Queensferry and East Kilbride face uncertain Christmas
Date: Fri 12 December 2014 IBM workers who deliver ScottishPower’s outsourced £20m IT services, face an uncertain Christmas after being
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UNISON lambasts council ‘bully-boy’ tactics as councillors threaten closure of mental health charity
Date: Thurs 11 December 2014 UNISON has issued an urgent call to councillors to cease plans to cut a charity’s
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