Scottish Water is in crisis, with staff about to go out on strike. On Tuesday Scottish Water staff from UNISON
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Tag: privatisation
Futures edition 25, Spring 2019
The spring 2019 edition of Futures: the newsletter for people who care about public services covers: fair work in social
Read moreCall for an industrial strategy with workplace democracy at its heart
#stuc19 Congress backed a Unite call for an industrial strategy with manufacturing at its core, to create opportunities for investment
Read moreGlasgow Council IT staff make case for keeping services in house directly to councillors
Glasgow City Council IT staff facing privatisation are making the case for keeping services in house directly to councillors. IT
Read moreVictory for UNISON’s Anti-privatisation campaign
North Lanarkshire Council has announced that it will not privatise hundreds of home support workers jobs. The announcement comes after
Read moreQuestions for election candidates: Public Private Partnerships
Public Private Partnerships have been used by every Scottish Government since devolution to finance public services. Debt on this expensive
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New financial powers could save Scottish councils £50m, says UNISON
Date: Wednesday 27 January 2016 Public services union UNISON has today (Wed 27 January 2016) urged the Scottish Government to
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‘Ultimate market madness’, UNISON’s statement on privatisation Scottish Water services
Date: Tuesday 6 October 2015 Dave Watson, head of UNISON Scotland bargaining and campaigns, said: “UNISON is deeply disappointed that
Read moreMSP e-briefing TTIP
UNISON Scotland welcomes the Deputy First Minister, John Swinney’s response to the European and External Relations Committee Report on the
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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
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