Local Government Conference 2017

Conference reports from a Scotland perspective and where Scotland delegates are particularly involved on 18-19 June 2017. For other reports see the UK pages.

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Carol Ball

UNISON vows to keep up the fight against privatisation of public services

Local Government Conference condemned the outsourcing and privatisation of public services that has seen the four biggest outsourcing companies in ...
Alison MacCorquodale

UNISON calls for zero tolerance on bullying and harassment

Delegates at Local Government Conference heard harrowing accounts of bullying at work from a range of members and activists and ...
Jim McFarlane

Closing the gender pay gap in local government

Almost 50 years after the 1970 Equal Pay Act Local Government once again condemned the increasing gap between men and ...
John Stevenson

Organising is more complex than just facility time

Facility time was back on the Local Government Conference agenda as stewards and activists find their time for union work ...
Kathleen Kennedy

Apprenticeship Charter must take account of disability issues

Local Government Conference backed a National FE & 6th Form Colleges Committee call for measures to ensure that apprentices are ...
Brenda Aitchison

UNISON must lead fight against council cuts

In the first debate of Local Government Conference, delegates backed a raft of actions to step up the fight against ...
Kate Ramsden

Bring home care back in house now

Local government delegates heard harrowing stories about the state of home care in the UK as it called for councils ...
Local Government Conference 2017

Reports from Local Government Conference

Conference reports from a Scotland perspective and where Scotland delegates are particularly involved on 18-19 June 2017 are published here. For other ...