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Briefing 99 Scottish Local Government Pension Scheme Review
There is a consultation going on about a possible restructuring of Scottish Local Government Pensions schemes. The aim is to ... Read More
Vital local services in Scotland are collapsing say council staff in UNISON survey
Local government spending cuts have left councils in Scotland unable to meet the needs of local communities and, in some ... Read More
Organising tree winners
As over 100 UNISON Scotland activists took part in training in May, we ran an Organising Tree competition where participants ... Read More
Climate Change Bill
The Scottish Government has published the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill. This E-Brief looks at the reason why ... Read More
Unions serve notice of strike action on East Dunbartonshire Council
Unions have served formal notice on East Dunbartonshire Council and its offshoot East Dunbartonshire Leisure and Culture Trust of four days ... Read More
Pensions Bulletin
The latest edition of our Scottish Pensions Bulletin covers the SLGPS structural review, NHS contribution rates, retirement at 55 and ... Read More
Local Governance Review: Democracy Matters
In December 2017, the Scottish government and COSLA jointly launched a Local Governance Review. The aim is to make sure ... Read More
Scottish Launch of ‘Cracks in the Wall – Beyond Apartheid in Palestine/Israel’
Scottish Launch of ‘Cracks in the Wall - Beyond Apartheid in Palestine/Israel’, with Ben White. Organised by UNISON Scotland and ... Read More
Post Legislative Scrutiny of Police & Fire Reform
This is the UNISON Scotland response to the Scottish Parliament Justice Committee's call for written views on Post Legislative Scrutiny ... Read More
Workforce planning in local government
The Scottish Parliament's Local Government and Communities Committee is looking at workforce planning as part of its budget scrutiny process ... Read More
UNISON report reveals trading standards cuts are putting public safety at risk
The number of trading standards officers have been cut by almost a quarter (23%) in the past six years, giving ... Read More
Trading Safety – a survey of trading standards officers
Damage series This survey is part of UNISON Scotland’s Damage series: a programme of surveys looking at the impact of ... Read More
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