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UNISON Week Newsletter 255 – In work poverty, Local Government Funding, UNISON at the STUC & more
Our weekly newsletter covering In-work poverty, Local Government Funding, UNISON at the STUC & more …. read this weeks edition ... Read More
STUC Conference on Palestine Wed 24 April
STUC conference on Palestine. 9.30am-4.30pm. Wed 24 April at STUC, 333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow G3 6NG. The morning event, Scottish ... Read More
UNISON’s FE Alert for further education staff is out now.
Your regular further education newsletter: FE Alert is being emailed to UNISON members now. National Job Evaluation has launched in ... Read More
UNISON and Jimmy Reid Foundation joint report into funding local government.
Lilian Macer, Convenor of UNISON Scotland launched a joint UNISON and Jimmy Reid Foundation report - Additional Revenue streams sources ... Read More
UNISON Week Newsletter 254 – Climate Change Bill, Police Staff Scotland, Cornerstone…. and more
Our weekly newsletter covering Stage 1 Debate: Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill, Police Staff Scotland, Cornerstone.... and more ... Read More
Social work staff in West Dunbartonshire vote overwhelmingly to strike
Social work staff in West Dunbartonshire have voted overwhelmingly to take strike action, claiming unsafe practices and unacceptable workloads are ... Read More
Capability Scotland 2019 Pay Claim
Dear Members Please find below the highlights of our pay claim, which was submitted to management last week. UNISON will ... Read More
International Workers Memorial Day 2019 remember the dead fight for the living
On 28 April each year - International Workers’ Memorial Day - we remember the dead and fight for the living ... Read More
Resources
STUC Conference on Palestine Wed 24 April
STUC conference on Palestine. 9.30am-4.30pm. Wed 24 April at STUC, 333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow G3 6NG. The morning event, Scottish ... Read More
Challenges in Local Government 2019
Audit Scotland has published their report into local government in Scotland giving an overview of the challenges local authorities face ... Read More
Extending FOI to housing associations – good, but do it properly.
The Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland (CFoIS) has submitted evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government & Communities ... Read More
Consultation response on Scottish Government’s proposed post brexit procurement regulations.
Our consultation response on Scottish Government’s proposed post brexit procurement regulations. Scottish Parliament - Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee ... Read More
Fair Work Convention Inquiry into Social Care in Scotland
Social care workers in Scotland face excessive shifts and unfair conditions, says a joint report led by Lilian Macer, convener ... Read More
Additional Support Needs
This is the latest evidence from UNISON regarding the Scottish parliament Education Committee's follow up on its enquiry into support ... Read More
Cuts to Local Government Budgets
The Improvement service have published the Local Government Framework Benchmarking Report for 2017/18 . This annual benchmark report is a useful source ... Read More
Assessing the impact of yet more austerity cuts
This e-brief is a reminder for UNISON branches of the importance of cuts impact assessments. Branches and Regional Organisers should ... Read More