UNISON Scotland Latest Press Releases
Procurement is key to making decent pay the norm, says UNISON
11 March 2014
Date: Tuesday 11 March 2014
UNISON Scotland is calling on MSPs to support an amendment to the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Bill which would make paying a living wage an essential condition ... See more...UNISON voices concern about closure of Seafield Services, Seafield School of Wellbeing, run by Quarriers
6 March 2014
Date: Thursday 6 March 2014
Today (Thursday, 6 March 2014) UNISON commented on the decision by Quarriers Board of Trustees to close Seafield School of Wellbeing in Ardrossan – and the ... See more...Public money does not belong in the hands of tax dodgers, says UNISON
20 February 2014
Date: Thursday 20 February 2014
UNISON is calling for an end to tax dodgers winning public contracts ahead of today’s (Thursday) parliamentary debate on the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Bill.
In a briefing ... See more...It’s time to care, says UNISON as survey reveals Scotland’s care crisis
19 February 2014
Date: Wednesday 19 February 2014
A survey of Scottish homecare workers has exposed the shocking reality of the country’s care services.
The majority of workers polled in the UNISON survey believe the ... See more...‘Keep Glasgow’s older residents safe’ say UNISON members as strike action goes ahead to defend standards and wages
14 February 2014
Date: Friday 14 February 2014
UNISON members across Glasgow are embarking on further strike action after discussions with the City Council this week failed to reach a settlement.
Members are on strike ... See more...Local government in Scotland is bearing the brunt of cuts – UNISON
13 February 2014
Date: Thursday 13 February 2014
The double whammy of austerity measures and the council tax freeze has left local government in Scotland bearing the brunt of cuts.
Local councils across Scotland are ... See more...Our libraries have never been under more pressure – UNISON
7 February 2014
Date: Friday 7 February 2014
On National Libraries Day (Saturday 8 February) UNISON warns that our libraries have never been under more pressure because of spending cuts. National Libraries Day rounds ... See more...Pay inequality in Scotland’s universities must end, says UNISON
3 February 2014
Date: Monday 3 February 2014
UNISON Scotland is calling for urgent action to be taken to redress the pay balance in universities.
The growing inequality in pay in higher education between senior ... See more...UNISON demonstrates against more police cuts
30 January 2014
Date: Thursday 20 January 2014
The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) will officially confirm the closure of Police Force Control Centres in a ‘restructuring’ across Scotland today (Thursday 30 January 2014).
SPA are ... See more...Glasgow’s residential care workers embark on further strike action
27 January 2014
Date: Monday 27 January 2014
PHOTO / INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITY: 1pm, Tuesday, 28 January, 40 John Street, Glasgow
Care workers in Glasgow City Council’s residential homes are embarking on two further days of ... See more...Young workers vanishing from the public sector, says UNISON
14 January 2014
Date: Tuesday 14 January 2014
Young people are the biggest losers of public service job cuts as figures reveal the number of young workers has fallen by a quarter.
Workforce data published ... See more...Residential home care workers strike to protect services
13 January 2014
Date: Monday 13 January 2014
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: 12 noon, Tuesday, 14 January, 40 John Street, Glasgow
Care workers in Glasgow City Council’s residential homes will go on strike for two days from ... See more...Contempt of court ruling on Edinburgh social workers
16 December 2013
Date: Monday 16 December 2013
UNISON is calling for an urgent legislative review following a contempt case verdict at Edinburgh Sheriff Court today (Monday) which could have wide-ranging implications for workers ... See more...Celebrate classroom assistants day – UNISON
29 November 2013
Date: Friday 29 November 2013
UNISON Scotland is calling on parents, students and teachers to support of the vital contribution made by hard-working classroom assistants, as part of a national celebration day ... See more...Audit Scotland report shows workforce takes brunt of spending cuts
28 November 2013
Date: Thursday 28 November 2013
Audit Scotland’s report (published today) on the public sector workforce shows that workers are taking the brunt of spending cuts through job losses and real term ... See more...Glasgow’s pupil support staff set for further strike action over imposed healthcare duties
18 November 2013
Date: Monday 18 November 2013
NB Picture and interview opportunities available on morning of Tuesday 19 Nov 2013.
School support staff will be lobbying Glasgow City Council tomorrow (Tuesday) in the latest ... See more...Savage and unnecessary cuts will damage East Ayrshire communities, warn unions
18 November 2013
Date: Monday 18 November 2013
Trade unions have issued a stark warning to East Ayrshire Council that proposed budget cuts are unnecessary and bad news for communities.
The joint trade unions representing ... See more...‘We educate, not medicate’ – school support staff strike again over imposed healthcare tasks
13 November 2013
Date: Wednesday 13 November 2013
NB Picture and interview opportunities available on morning of Thursday 14 Nov 2013.
More than 400 striking school support staff in Glasgow will take to the streets ... See more...Police to be taken off beat to do admin tasks says police staffs union
6 November 2013
Date: Wednesday 6 November 2013
Police Scotland today announced plans to take police off the beat to do the work of 67 police staff jobs they intend to make redundant. Police ... See more...‘Speak-out’ survey reveals children and disabled services hanging by a thread, says UNISON Scotland
6 November 2013
Date: Wednesday 6 November 2013
A ‘speak-out’ survey of community, voluntary and housing workers has exposed services to the most vulnerable people in society as “hanging by a thread”. The UNISON ... See more...