This year’s Scottish Government budget allocation to councils has been cut by £500 million in real terms (£349 million in
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Doing the rounds – District Nurses survey – April 2016
Service at risk of collapse needs significant investment It is evident from this UNISON survey and the work being carried
Read moreWe need politicians to be bold in opposing austerity
#STUC16 The STUC has backed a UNISON and GMB 10 point plan for decent public services which are key to
Read moreInfuencers Briefing 14 April 2016
UNISON Scotland has published its manifesto for the Scottish Parliament elections ‘Public Services and the Good Society’. You can download
Read moreUNISON delegation set to participate in the STUC Congress
UNISON Scotland activists will join delegates from other trade unions and Trade Union Councils at the STUC annual Congress in
Read moreTackle fuel poverty scandal and help fight climate change, says UNISON
Tackling Scotland’s “disgraceful” fuel poverty scandal must be a top priority and will help fight climate change, UNISON said today.
Read moreBriefing No 75 – Procurement: New statutory guidance – April 2016
Briefing No 75 – Procurement: New statutory guidance – April 2016 Key Points: The Scottish Government has published a ‘suite’
Read morePublic services and the good society
This is UNISON Scotland’s manifesto for the 2016 Scottish Parliament elections. It calls on everyone in Scotland to vote for who they think
Read moreE-Briefing: Public Sector Workforce
This is our annual study of the Scottish public sector workforce statistics. It shows changes over the past year and
Read moreTreasury raid on National Insurance will cost Scottish public services hundreds of millions
New rules regarding National Insurance Contributions will see a quarter of a billion pounds cut from Scottish public sector budgets
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