Latest press releases
Glasgow school janitors win pay rise, maintain one janitor / one school and secure jobs
Statement by City of Glasgow UNISON branch Glasgow After a dispute lasting twenty months janitors in Glasgow’s primary, nursery and ASL schools have won a 6% pay rise which will ... Read More
UNISON comment on Audit Scotland report ‘Scotland’s NHS needs better workforce planning’
Matt McLaughlin, UNISON Scotland's head of health said: “UNISON members across the NHS in Scotland support many of the findings in this report, there is no doubt that the service needs to significantly ... Read More
UNISON legal victory sees employment tribunal fees scrapped
UNISON’s tribunal fee verdict is a victory for everyone in work UNISON UK press release: https://www.unison.org.uk/news/article/2017/07/tribunal-fees-victory/ UNISON has won a landmark court victory today (Wednesday 26 July 2017) against the government, ... Read More
UNISON steps up combating austerity campaign to save public sector millions
A campaign to help Scotland’s public sector save and raise millions of pounds is being stepped up today (20 July 2017), with a new report from UNISON on combating austerity ... Read More
Cap busting pay deal for Scottish Colleges
Following several weeks of negotiations on pay and leave in the Scottish National Joint Negotiating Committee for Support Staff in Further Education Colleges, at a meeting in Edinburgh on Thursday ... Read More
Building control staff are overworked, stressed and stuck in the office, says UNISON
That’s the conclusion of UNISON Scotland’s latest survey – Building Stress: a survey of building control staff – released today (Wednesday). The report is the latest in the union’s Damage ... Read More
Low-paid women will welcome MSPs equality plan, says UNISON
UNISON Scotland has welcomed the Scottish Government’s report on pay equality and says it gives hope to low-paid women. The report by the Economy and Fair Work Committee, published today ... Read More
UNISON launch campaign to scrap the 1% pay rise cap on NHS workers
NHS union UNISON have launched a summer of campaign activity calling on the Scottish Government to ‘scrap the cap' on NHS pay, which will include the union and members lobbying ... Read More
Public sector recruitment crisis because of ageing workforce, says UNISON report.
A new report from UNISON warns of a recruitment crisis in the public sector within the next decade because of an ageing workforce. UNISON say that 40% of the public ... Read More
Scottish Government report on NHS staffing – UNISON response
Commenting on today’s (Tuesday) Scottish Government report on NHS staffing, Matt McLaughlin, head of health for UNISON Scotland, said: “UNISON welcomes the publication of the latest NHS Workforce statistics and ... Read More