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SSSC survey now open
December 24th, 2015UNISON is urging all of its members to respond to this request from the SSSC Chief Executive, Anna Fowlie. “We’re starting research to help develop our next strategic plan, looking ahead to our priorities for 2017-2020. The first step is a survey asking for as many people as possible’s views on the SSSC, our role […]
Read More...Scottish Parliament Playground Survey
December 18th, 2015A petition to Scottish Parliament public petition committee is : Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to review and amend national legislation and guidance given to local authorities to ensure that all primary schools are required to provide playground supervision in the twenty-minute period before school starts. The Public Petitions Committee […]
Read More...THERE FOR YOU – WINTER FUEL GRANTS 2016
WORRIED ABOUT PAYING YOUR WINTER FUEL BILL? With rising fuel costs and another cold winter looming many members on low income are worried about how they’re going to pay their winter fuel bills. Help is on hand ‘There for You’ has set up a limited fund to help UNISON members on low income by […]
Read More...SCOTTISH YOUNG MEMBERS DEVELOPMENT WEEKEND
STIRLING COURT HOTEL, STIRLING UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, 4-6 MARCH 2016 The branch is keen to support and encourage our new young members to come along and find out more about their union and how they can get involved. It is a great weekend that provides valuable insight in to the union and gives new young members a […]
Read More...Unfair Trade Agreements
TTIP, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership between the EU and US, is one of a raft of new, aggressively neo-liberal trade deals being negotiated around the world that, if passed, will hand unprecedented levels of power to multinational corporations. A similar agreement between the EU and Canada called the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) […]
Read More...Independent Review of Planning
The UNISON Scotland Evidence to the Independent Review of Planning UNISON is Scotland’s largest public sector trade union representing a range of public sector workers including Scotland’s planners. Despite the radical reform of the planning system in 2009 the government is proposing further changes to the performance management of planning authorities. The real issues in […]
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