Speaking in response to the Health Secretary’s Coronavirus statement today (Tuesday) to the Scottish Government, Lilian Macer, UNISON Scotland Convenor,
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Time for the Scottish government to value the work of early years workers, says Scotland’s education union UNISON
UNISON has today (Tuesday) said that the risks outlined in Audit Scotland’s report into the Scottish Government’s childcare expansion plans
Read moreCORONAVIRUS LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Update
LOCAL AUTHORITY MEMBERS: Local authorities have been issued with new guidance in relation to paid leave for employees who are
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Briefing 113 Draft Budget 2020-21
The Scottish Government draft budget for 2020/21 has been published. The spending total amounts to a real terms increase of
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UNISON Scotland supports the call for a second independence referendum
Scotland’s largest union, UNISON, voted overwhelmingly today (Saturday) to support the call for a second independence referendum, at a time
Read moreUNISON pays tribute after sudden death of Sam Macartney
UNISON Scotland has paid tribute to Sam Macartney, a committed trade unionist and internationalist, who died suddenly on Friday morning.
Read moreProhibiting Smoking Outside Hospital Buildings
UNISON generally welcomes the principle of introducing new measures to end the practice of smoking on hospital grounds. We agree
Read moreHigher education pay ballot result
University workers vote 2-1 for strike action, but ballot does not meet the threshold for legal strike action. University workers
Read moreHE pay ballot – Vote Yes for Action
Stand up for decent pay and decent jobs Your employer’s pay offer isn’t good enough. Most staff would see a
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UNISON slams imposition of disputed pay offer in Scottish universities
UNISON, the union for higher education staff, has lambasted the increasing number of Scottish universities that are imposing this year’s
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