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Category: Health and Safety

Coronavirus Health and Safety Learning News

CORONAVIRUS: Online short health and safety courses

1 July 2020 Danny Phillips

CORONAVIRUS ALL MEMBERS Covid – Ensuring a Safe Return to Work Course (for new and existing safety representative) UNISON Scotland

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Black Workers & Covid – Structural Inequality & Risk. New UNISON Scotland Report

29 June 2020 Stephen Low

Indications are that Black workers are over four times more likely to die from Covid19 than white people. Of the

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Workers Memorial Day 2020

23 April 2020 Danny Phillips

Register for the STUC online tribute at 10.30am on Tuesday 28 April.  We remember those we have lost. We organise

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Health and Safety News

Violent Assaults on Public Service Staff in Scotland – UNISON Survey 2019

7 November 2019 Editor

Violent incidents are still a problem for staff across public services. That’s the unavoidable conclusion of UNISON Scotland annual survey.

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Health and Safety International News

International Workers Memorial Day 2019 remember the dead fight for the living

10 April 2019 Editor

On 28 April each year – International Workers’ Memorial Day – we remember the dead and fight for the living.

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Health and Safety News Press release

UNISON – Scottish government must act as public service workers face more than 40,000 violent incidents every year

19 October 2018 UNISON Scotland

Public services union UNISON has called for action from the Scottish Government to “end the aggro” faced by council and

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Health and Safety Reports

Violence at Work: A Survey of UNISON employers and Staff in Scotland 2018

19 October 2018 UNISON Scotland

Violent Assaults on Public Service Staff in Scotland – UNISON Survey 2018 UNISON Scotland has carried out an annual survey

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Community Health and Safety News

Joan Lewis is thanked for 50 years service

25 July 2018 Danny Phillips

Joan Lewis (above), UNISON activist, was thanked for her service to UNISON by Mike Kirby, UNISON Scottish Secretary. Joan has

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Health and Safety News

Mental health: Name and shame employers but also model good practice

16 April 2018 Editor

#stuc2018 The STUC pledged support today for trade union campaigns which champion mental health services for both adults and children

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Health and Safety International News Reports

International Workers Memorial Day 2018 remember the dead fight for the living

10 April 2018 Editor

On 28 April each year – International Workers’ Memorial Day – we remember the dead and fight for the living.

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