Retired Members’ delegate, Scotland’s Rose Jackson welcomed the rule change to increase the number of young members’ seats on the
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Ensuring private sector stewards are fully integrated into branches
UNISON set out a strategy for the improved organisation and growing membership within the workforce of private contractors. A priority
Read moreHousing crisis – direct investment in public housing needed
UNISON will call for a restoration of direct investment in public housing as the only way to resolve the housing
Read moreTerminally ill workers must have legal protections
Delegates were shocked that workers with a terminal illness are not covered by equalities law and have limited legal protection
Read moreUrgent need to organise in social care workforce
Social care workers are an under pressure and growing section of the public sector workforce but there are significant challenges
Read moreIntegration must not be done on the cheap
Health and social care integration must not be a smokescreen for cuts or privatisation. That was the message from conference
Read moreHealth and Social Care Workforce Planning
The Scottish Government is consulting about a new approach to workforce planning in health and social care. In UNISON Scotland’s
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There is little direct monitoring of home care services by councils, says UNISON
Direct contract monitoring of service users is very limited and very few visits are made to check service users are
Read moreDave Watson promotes Ethical Care Charter at Lib Dem conference
UNISON’s Dave Watson has been promoting our Ethical Care Charter at the Lib Dem Party Conference in Perth. He has just spoken at
Read moreNorth Lanarkshire Council sign UNISON’s Ethical Care Charter
UNISON congratulated North Lanarkshire Council – who have adopted UNISON’s Ethical Care Charter today. This will ensure high standards in
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