UNISON Scotland’s International Committee builds on the trade union movement’s long history of solidarity with other workers around the world. These pages bring news and updates on the Committee’s work. You can also find news and links on our Facebook page.
Case studies of workers in the shoe industry
The Labour Behind the Label campaign, supported by UNISON Scotland, aims to raise awareness of the dangerous working conditions and exploitation of garment workers producing goods sold on our high ... Read More
‘Change your shoes, Schuh’ call by UNISON to improve shoe workers’ rights
UNISON and Neil Findlay MSP will present a petition on Monday (20 November) to global retailer Schuh calling for leather and shoe supply chain transparency and action to improve shoe ... Read More
ALEIDA GUEVARA UK TOUR
Sam Macartney reports on Aleida Guevara's visit to Scotland: On Saturday 11 November 2017 I had the great pleasure and honour to speak on behalf of UNISON Scotland at the ... Read More
Havana Glasgow Film Festival – and our friend Chris Bartter
UNISON is proud to promote the Havana Glasgow Film Festival running from 9 - 12 November 2017. Our involvement in the Festival was through our friend, comrade and former colleague Chris ... Read More
Climate Change Bill Consultation Response
UNISON is a member of the Stop Climate Chaos Scotland coalition and we support the submission from SCCS. We outline some of UNISON’s important priorities in the next section – ... Read More
People Power film festival returns to Scottish cities
Take One Action, the UK’s leading global change film festival, returns to Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness this autumn, bringing some of the most acclaimed films of the year about ... Read More
UNISON Scotland Brazil field trip blog
Louise Giblin (Member of UNISON’s Scottish International Committee) & Kaila McCulloch (Vice Chair of the committee) are on a UNISON field trip to Sao Paulo, Brazil. From 15 June 2017 ... Read More
Renfrewshire’s Evening of Reflection for Holocaust heroine
UNISON's Renfrewshire UNISON branch held an “Evening of Reflection” on 7 April to report on a study tour to Auschwitz-Birkena death camp and pay tribute to Scottish missionary Jane Haining ... Read More
