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Date: Monday 15 June 2015
UNISON has launched a positive 10 point Charter for Early Years services run by West Dunbartonshire Council.
Staff feel the quality and value of their interaction with children is being diminished as to date there has been minimal engagement with the workforce or their union UNISON on how the expanded provision is delivered.
The Charter sets out basicRead more…
Date: Monday 15 June 2015
UNISON is calling on MSPs to oppose new legislation which aims to substantially increase registration fees for professions registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
The Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee will consider this subordinate legislation (regulations) at its meeting on Tuesday, 16 June. UNISON is requesting an opportunity toRead more…
#uLGC15 North Lanarkshire’s John Mooney brought a Scottish perspective to the debate on organising in schools as Local Government delegates backed a range of measures to support recruitment in schools and campaigning of school issues.
John slammed the Scottish Government’s insistence on an arbitrary freeze on teacher numbers. He warned, “This ill thought out, non scientific, arbitrary freeze onRead more…
#uLGC15 Falkirk’s Gray Allan warned UNISON’s Local Government Conference of the dangers of outsourcing library services as Local Government delegates pledged to campaign against the closure of library and leisure services but also called for support and training to engage in commissioning and procurement to ensure that UNISON can play an integral role in protecting jobs and services.
A librarianRead more…
UNISON are sorely disappointed that the SECC have up held their decision to dismiss Robert O’Donnell.
Robert is a gardener for the SECC. He was dismissed on 25 May 2015. UNISON represented him at an internal appeal on 10 June. The decision to uphold the dismissal of Robert O’Donnell for gross misconduct was confirmed today (12 June)
UNISON continue to support Robert O’Donnell. We are concernedRead more…
Date: Thursday 11 June 2015
Over 60 stewards and union staff from NHS union UNISON meet in Ayr today (Thurs) to plan the union’s future strategy on pay in NHS Scotland.
Speaking at the annual policy event Tam Waterson Chairperson of the Scottish Health Committee said: “UNISON believes in the NHS and UK bargaining on pay and conditions, however our members across the UK have experiencedRead more…
Date: Thursday 11 June 2015
UNISON Scotland welcomes the report from Reform Scotland The Thinning Blue Line released today (Thursday 11 June 2015).
This report mirrors much of what UNISON said at the time Police Scotland was being proposed. UNISON agrees with Reform Scotland that we should: give local authorities more say in local policing; reform the Police Scotland board to make policeRead more…
Date: Wednesday 10 June
2015
UNISON has called for the immediate release of all
Ernst & Young documentation relating to the future of social care
and education in Clackmannanshire and Stirling Councils.
In particular, UNISON demand the release of a report –
by accountants Ernst and Young, commissioned by Stirling andRead more…
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Falkirk Local Government Pension Scheme Fund has awarded fund manager Hearthstone Investments £30 million to invest in social and affordable housing in Scotland.
Over 300 affordable homes are expected to be delivered with the Scottish Government providing an initial investment of over £6 million towards 126 social homes in Falkirk and Clackmannanshire. Hearthstone predicts its ‘Housing Fund forRead more…
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Wednesday 3 June 2015
UNISON is calling on First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, to uphold the Scottish Government promise that there would be no compulsory redundancies in Further Education sector because of the College Regionalisation programme.
Thirteen catering staff at Glasgow Kelvin College are under threat of compulsory redundancy.
Mandy McDowall, UNISON regional organiser for furtherRead more…
Tuesday 2 June 2015
UNISON is calling on the Scottish Government to urgently increase bursary rates for Student Nurses and Midwives in the next academic year. This recommendation is part of the UNISON’s report Caring, Learning and Worried about Money which was published today (Tuesday 2 June 2015).
The survey of student nurses across Scotland found that 85% of student nurses relied onRead more…
Monday 1 June 2015
Responding to another Independent Review of the Scottish Early Learning and Childcare Workforce, UNISON has called time on the Scottish Government, demanding they now act to deliver improved childcare and early years education in Scotland.
The report, which has been published today (1 June 2015), was commissioned by the Scottish Government.
Carol Ball, chair ofRead more…
See UNISON Scotland’s policy briefing ‘Queen’s Speech: UK government programme and Scotland’ at http://www.unison-scotland.org.uk/briefings/b065_PolicyBrief_QueensSpeech.pdfRead more…
Sun 24 May 2015
UNISON today calls for Angela Constance, Cabinet
Secretary for Education, to intervene in national pay negotiations for
further education staff, which have all but broken down.
UNISON leaders are astonished at the responses they have recovered from further education employers.
UNISON lodged its pay claim on 3 February 2015. The
union is looking to agree a newRead more…
Friday 22 May 2015
Council staff have grave concerns about the future of public services in Stirling and Clackmannanshire, says UNISON.
UNISON will present a report to senior managers in both Stirling and Clackmannanshire Councils today which raise grave concerns about plans to run Clackmannanshire’s education services from Stirling, and Stirling’s social care services from ClackmannanshireRead more…
The STUC, in partnership with organisations comprising the People’s Assembly in Scotland will hold a major anti-austerity rally in George Square, Glasgow, on Saturday 20 June.
The event, now entitled, “Scotland United Against Austerity”, will take place on the same day as a number of rallies throughout the UK. The event in Glasgow will take the form of a rally and will be taken forward inRead more…
There are still places available on the following courses. To apply, get an application form here and contact your branch for approval.
Organising Stewards – Glasgow – 30 June-1 July (part 1); 4-6 August (part 2) – 2 spaces available
Discussion Leaders (residential) – Edinburgh – 3-5 July
This is the first course in the tutor training programme and covers the basics of facilitating discussionsRead more…
Tuesday 12 May 2015
"The scale of Scottish Labour’s defeat in the General Election result last Thursday indicates the need for a radical change in approach. The problems of Scottish Labour long pre-date this election and the current leadership.
"It is unprecedented for a party leader not to stand down after such a defeat, particularly when he loses his own seat. The campaign may have beenRead more…