Reacting to today’s (Tuesday) announcement by John Swinney on plans for Scottish schools to return to full-time in August, UNISON’s
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Huge membership rise for UNISON Scotland ahead of new ad campaign launch
A new ad campaign, aimed at increasing the record number of public service workers who’ve joined UNISON Scotland since the
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Campaigners call for emergency cash boost to prevent child poverty crisis
Over 100 organisations and academics sign letter to First Minister “Grave concern” regarding impact of crisis on family incomes and
Read moreMoving moment as the country falls silent to remember all the workers who’ve died during the pandemic
Commenting on today’s silence to remember and give thanks to all the workers who’ve died during the pandemic, UNISON general secretary
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UNISON welcomes decision by Scottish care charity to pay staff full pay if shielding or self-isolating
UNISON has today (Monday) welcomed the decision by the Scottish care charity Cornerstone to pay full pay to all staff
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Call for minute’s silence to honour all workers who have died from coronavirus
The country is to be asked to observe a minute’s silence next Tuesday (28 April) to remember all the health,
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Joint Trade Unions press for First Minister’s intervention on ‘inconsistent’ approach to Covid-19 across Scotland’s local authorities
Scotland’s leading trade unions in local government are calling on First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to take urgent action to address
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Workers must not be forced to choose between public health or paying the bills, UNISON Scotland
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
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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
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