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Date: Wednesday 26 August 2015
UNISON has demanded that Police Scotland publish the
results of the Police Staff Survey immediately. This survey is
expected to give a true reflection of how police staff and officers
feel about working in the new single service. UNISON members are angry
that the survey results have been delayed for so long.
Branch secretaryRead more…
The August campaigns and communications
activist meeting at Dundee Discovery Point, was open to any UNISON member.
These meetings share good practice and
test new ideas. Sometimes we focus on particular issues like social
media, newsletters or basic communication skills; branches are also invited to
share learning from specific projects.
At this meeting activists took stock of UNISON Read more…
Forms are now on the website for the Black Members’ AGM on 14 November at the Scottish Parliament. Deadline is 23 October. See more at http://www.unison-scotland.org.uk/blackmembers/index.htmlRead more…
Forms are now online for the Women’s Conference/AGM on 17 November in Glasgow. Deadline is 16 October. See more at http://www.unison-scotland.org.uk/disabled/index.htmlRead more…
The Scottish TUC has called a public meeting to mobilise opposition to the vindictive Tory Trade Union Bill. Renfied St Stephen’s Centre, Bath Street, Glasgow on Tuesday 26 August from 6.30pm – 9pm.
Chair: Helen Connor, STUC Vice-President & EIS Speakers:
Jackson Cullinane, Political Officer, Unite the Union Scotland Lillian Macer, Convenor , Unison Scotland Mark Serwotka, General SecretaryRead more…
Forms are now online for the Women’s Conference/AGM on 10 October in Dundee. Deadline is 14 September. http://www.unison-scotland.org.uk/women/index.htmlRead more…
Forms are now on the website for the LGBT AGM on 17 October. Deadline is 25 September. See more at http://www.unison-scotland.org.uk/lgbt/index.htmlRead more…
UNISON Inverclyde are proud to see
their ‘JoinUNISON.org the public service union’ advert being displayed at their community
football club – Greenock Morton FC.
It has taken a few months to get the advert from an idea
to reality. Inverclyde branch worked on the design with UNISON Scotland communications team, and with Morton football club. They bought space on an advertising board facing theRead more…
Date: Thursday 13 August 2015
Photo opportunity: Time: 12 noonDate: Thursday 13 August Place: UNISON shop, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, 1345 Govan Road G51 4TF
UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis is to visit the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital today (Thursday).
Dave and UNISON’s national head of health Christina McAnea will be given a tour of the brand new hospital byRead more…
#nomorehiroshimas Seventy years ago today the first atomic bomb was dropped by the US aircraft Enola Gay on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, with a second bomb dropped on Nagasaki three days later.
The impact was truly devastating, killing at least 70,000 instantly in Hiroshima, and tens of thousands more through radiation sickness. It has had immense long term repercussions on the health ofRead more…
Thursday 30 July 2015
Energy union UNISON has described British Gas plans to shed thousands of jobs as a ‘harsh blow to a loyal workforce’.
The union are responding are responding after being
informed by managing director of British Gas Mark Hodges, that
Centrica/British Gas intends to axe around 6000 posts between now and
2020.
The majority of these areRead more…
Wed 29 July 2015
UNISON has decided to nominate Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour Party leadership contest and Yvette Cooper as its second choice at the union’s National Labour Link committee today (Wednesday).UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said:“Jeremy Corbyn’s message has resonated with public sector workers who have suffered years of pay freezes, redundancies with too manyRead more…
Apply now via your branch for the following courses that still have places.
· Organising Stewards – Dundee – 25-26 August (part 1) and 13-15 October (part 2)
· Union Learning Reps (ULR) – Glasgow – 31 August – 2 September
· Developing Representation Skills – Edinburgh – 2-3 September
Applicants must have completed Organising Stewards and Further Representation Skills toRead more…
UNISON Glasgow Branch Statement – Homeless Caseworkers Dispute: After 17 weeks of all-out strike action the Glasgow Homeless Caseworkers have voted by a clear majority to accept an offer from the employer. The offer was recommended to a mass meeting today (21 July) by the union branch and the striking shop stewards and secures the central demand of the dispute – parity on Grade 6 with otherRead more…
A packed issue with conference reports on defending jobs, services and union rights; Glasgow strike; reinstate Robert O’Donnell; pay; organising; social work news; Fair Work Convention; homes for people not profit; defending libraries; giving our members confidence and much more http://www.unison-scotland.org.uk/siu/index.htmlRead more…
Wednesday 8 July 2015
UNISON | Budget shuts public sector workers out of the recovery, says UNISON
Budget shuts public sector workers out of the recovery, says UNISON
Responding to the Chancellor’s Budget Statement today (Wednesday) UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said:
“Capping
wages at a miserly one per cent for four more years for public sector
workers will hasten theRead more…
Written at the time by Scotland NEC member Jane Carolan at UNISON HQ close by three of the bombings on 7 July 2005, we publish again as a 7/7 tribute.
Thursday 7th July started as another UNISON day. The weather had turned from summer to dreich overnight and few of us in London on union business were prepared for it. I was chairing the Service Group Liaison Committee and knew that it was goingRead more…
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Friday 3 July 2015
UNISON Scotland’s Health Committee today welcomed a
breakthrough in the fight against poverty pay with the Scottish
Government agreeing to a review of the lowest pay band.
This development highlights the benefits of
Partnership working which has been the basis of industrial relations
in NHSScotland since 1999 and further enshrinesRead more…
UNISON Labour Link, the
affiliated section of Scotland’s largest trade union, has given its backing to
Kezia Dugdale MSP in the contest for the next Scottish Labour leader and Alex
Rowley MSP for Deputy Leader.
UNISON
Scotland Labour Link Chair Gordon McKay said:
“With
the election of a majority Tory UK government UNISON members need a strong
Scottish Labour Party more than ever.Read more…