This leaflet has been produced by UNISON Scotland organise a Social Work Issues Group (SWIG) – it’s hoped it can
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Briefing 078 Policy – Education Delivery Plan – July 2016
This briefing covers the Scottish Government’s Education Delivery Plan. It sets out measures to reduce the attainment gap in Scottish
Read moreOppose TTIP – a threat to public services.
#ulgc16 UNISON will press councils across the UK to oppose TTIP amidst serious and growing anger about the impact of
Read moreUNISON will help youth workers and young people defend their services.
#ulgc16 Conference supported a campaign to protect vital youth work services which have been devastated in recent years and are
Read moreDefending local democracy, jobs and services
#ulgc16 Local Government Conference slammed the Tory Government’s ideological austerity policies which are having such a devastating effect on local
Read moreDisabled workers rights must be protected and improved
#ulgc16 Aberdeen City’s Deirdre Macdonald, in her maiden speech to conference, pledged to go back to her branch and work
Read moreUNISON members bring hope to refugees
#ulgc16 In a moving debate, local government delegates made it clear that UNISON welcomes refugees and UNISON will take steps
Read moreGood housing essential to all our well-being
#ulgc16 Delegates called on the union leadership to continue the campaign against the Tory government’s housing strategy, to press for
Read moreIncapability must not be used to sack workers
#ulgc16 Conference condemned the growing use of Incapability Procedures to sack staff on the grounds of ill-health or performance, as
Read moreStress and overwork hit activists, members and services and must be tackled
#ulgc16 “Our members are experiencing intolerable increases in workloads, staffing levels are cut to the bone and morale is at
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