UNISON Scotland, will formally submit their 2018 pay claim to Shona Robison Cabinet Secretary for Health and Well Being today (Monday) at 9am, when she attends NHS Tayside Health Board’s annual review. UNISON represents 60,000 NHS workers across Scotland (excludes medics and dentists) including managers, domestics, nurses and admin workers. The UNISON claim calls on […]
Bield Housing and Care, announced yesterday (11 October) that they intend to close 12 care homes in Edinburgh, Falkirk, Glasgow, Borders, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian by summer 2018. Some 160 elderly people, with dependent needs including 24 hour personal care and feeding assistance, will be evicted from the place they have called home for […]
Over 5,000 public service workers marched through Edinburgh on 7 October as part of UNISON’s Pay Up Now! Campaign, which is keeping pressure on both the Scottish and Westminster governments to end the pay cap and give all workers a decent pay rise. Public service employees have seen their pay held back right across the […]
Public sector workers along with their families and friends will march and rally later today (Saturday) in Edinburgh in support of fair pay for everyone working in Scotland’s schools, local councils, police forces and hospitals. The march will assemble from 11am in Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh, and set off down the Edinburgh’s Royal Mile at 11.45am. […]
UNISON Labour Link Scotland today decided to nominate Richard Leonard MSP in the election for a new Leader of the Scottish Labour Party. This followed a consultation with branch Labour Link officers which came out overwhelmingly in favour of his nomination. UNISON Labour Link Scotland Chair Gordon McKay said: “UNISON Labour Link is pleased to […]
We regret to announce the loss of long time UNISON activist Lillie MacNaughton who died on 8 September. “Lillie was a true example of a trade union activist”, said Raymond Brown, past secretary of UNISON Strathclyde Police and Fire Branch. “She was police convenor for many years in the Strathclyde regional council branch of UNISON […]
This survey is the latest in our Damage series of reports which looks at the impact of austerity cuts on the country’s public services and the people who deliver them. It shows a group of workers who are short-staffed, overworked, stressed and long overdue a pay rise. This report reveals a dedicated workforce committed to ensuring […]
From Kaila: Friday 23rd June, last day in Araraquara. Field trip to Descalvado. This settlement started in 1998, there are 42 families settled here. We met with the members of the Association of farmers and family farmers of the Agrarian Community settlement project. Woman have been key to the success of this community and have […]
Thursday 22 June from Kaila: Another early start, with a long road trip to Descalvado to visit a settlement called ‘January 2’ where we met with the leadership of the settlement. This settlement covers 800 hectares, although is only able to utilise 240 hectares of the land. There is rainforest within this area. There are […]
On Wednesday our delegation visited a settlement to meet Brazilian people who have occupied land and exercised their legal right to remain if they can prove a productive and a social value on land that has been abandoned, reports Louise. Bella Vista was a coffee plantation which has now been legally claimed by the people […]