UNISON strongly supports this proposed legislation which would incorporate the right to food into Scots law. As we said in
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Future of Social Care – Response to Health and Sport Committee call for views
By drawing on the frontline experience of UNISON members this submission seeks to reveal how various systemic problems undermine care
Read moreLocal Government & Communities Committee call for views on impact of Covid-19 on Council’s financial stability
Scotland’s councils have had years of cuts and under funding. Now the demands of tackling Covid-19 have thrown our Local
Read moreInquiry into a Green Recovery
Planning, direction and delivery by the public sector are essential for a green economic recovery. However councils and other public
Read moreCOvid-19 Committee – Inquiry into Social Care Support Fund Staff Regulations
The Scottish Parliament’s Covid-19 Committee is examining the Social Care Staff Support Fund. This was set up because so many
Read moreResponse to the Just Transition Commission Interim Report June 2020
The Just Transition Commission published its Interim Report earlier this year. UNISON’s response to the Report stresses the need for
Read moreCoronavirus Education Staff: Evidence re scrutiny of reopening of schools and ELC settings and associated issues
UNISON’s survey of education staff shows the vast majority are anxious about plans for more children to return to schools
Read moreResponse to the Advisory Group on Economic Recovery call for views.
The Scottish Government’s advisory group on economic recovery have asked for views on what steps will be necessary to help
Read moreResponse: vulnerable children during the coronovirus pandemic May 2020
The pandemic is not a leveller. It has dramatically exposed pre-existing levels of social and economic inequality. The challenges are
Read moreResponse: Scottish Government Draft Offshore Wind Policy Statement – April 2020
UNISON believes much greater government intervention is needed in offshore wind deployment, if we are to achieve the scale of
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