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National Care Service Bill
June 27th, 202227th June 2022 National Care Service Bill Introduction The National Care Service Bill was published on 21 June. This briefing focuses on the implications and consequences of the Bill. The Bill is a piece of enabling legislation and provides the legal framework for the NCS. Most of the detail has still to be developed and […]
Read More...Scottish Government consultation update – National Care Service
June 24th, 2022Consultations Hello, As we start shaping a future National Care Service, we are committed to listening to the voices of the real experts. These are people with lived experience of care services, whether they are people accessing care and support, their families and unpaid carers, or the social services workforce and providers. We will work with people […]
Read More...Scottish Government Consultation on the Draft Physical Intervention in Schools Guidance
June 23rd, 202223rd June 2022 Dear UNSION Scotland EIG members We are pleased to let you know that the public consultation on the draft physical intervention in schools guidance launched this morning, Tuesday 21st June. The consultation will be open until 25 October to allow for engagement with school staff and pupils early in the new […]
Read More...Scotland in UNISON
June 22nd, 2022June Edition now available with an article on, Branch Chair, Phil McGroggan’s trip to Ukraine. https://unison-scotland.org/wp-content/uploads/Unison-News_Jun22.pdf
Read More...HELP WITH SCHOOL CLOTHING COSTS
June 20th, 202220th June 2022. School uniform grants coming soon. For details see link below, THERE FOR YOU SCHOOL CLOTHING
Read More...FINANCIAL WELLBEING
20th June 2022. PowerPoint presentations from Dumfries & Galloway Council’s Strategic Health & Wellbeing Group Meeting Friday 17th June 2022. Financiall Wellbeing – Where to Access Help Advice Financiall Wellbeing The Cost of Living Crisis
Read More...UNISON Membership Entitlement: Your FREE £5,000 Accidental Death Cover
June 17th, 202217th June 2022 Membership Entitlement: Your FREE £5,000 Accidental Death Cover Dear Scotland member, UNISON is committed to offering members valuable membership services and we wanted to highlight one of your key membership entitlements which is arranged by UNISONProtect as an approved provider. Your UNISON membership entitles you to free insurance cover, which pays your […]
Read More...Karen Korus posting UNISON strike ballot vote
17th June 2022. Post your vote – well-known Education Activist Karen Korus shows how it’s done Have you posted yours yet? https://www.facebook.com/319423974804643/videos/348619913985053 The tide is turning – and UNISON will rise!
Read More...Christina McAnea, General Secretary speaking to UNISON NDC 2022
June 16th, 2022Christina McAnea, general secretary speaking to UNISON NDC 2022 – YouTube
Read More...POSTING YOUR BALLOT PAPER
Thursday 16th June 2022. We’re keen to get photos of Members posting their Ballot Paper. We know this sounds a bit of an odd request but wonder how many different Post Boxes, (and anonymous arms/crazy pets/young people posing for example) we can get? You might be that prompt somebody else needs. Here’s a picture of […]
Read More...UPDATE FROM NATIONAL DELEGATE CONFERENCE
Wednesday 15th June Conference Summary After procedural announcements, Conference began with Rachel Shepherd, Chair of the Standing Orders Committee, presenting the Standing Orders Report. Report contained over 30 emergency motions – whether they would all be admitted at the appropriate point of Conference time would tell. Comrades from different branches throughout the UK enquired as […]
Read More...CONFERENCE UPDATE
June 15th, 202215th June 2022. Local Government Conference Saturday 11th June 2022. J’an, David and Phil travelled to Brighton on Saturday for the Local Government Conference’s first session that evening at 5.30pm. Where they joined comrades from all over the UK. Travelling all day and despite transport delays they got there on time. Debates took place with […]
Read More...EIS EVENT 20TH JUNE
June 13th, 2022Scottish Union Learning STUC. The event will act as a follow-up to the hugely successful event recently held by Scottish Union Learning, where we invited artist and songwriter Luca Manning to deliver a class on the reinterpretation of song and song writing. This event looks to be an interesting and informative one, with Luca once […]
Read More...MEDIA COVERAGE OF PAY BALLOT
Some excellent coverage of our LG industrial action ballot – links below https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/in-your-area/renfrewshire/pay-row-could-see-schools-27179860 https://news.stv.tv/scotland/unison-union-members-to-vote-on-strike-action-over-2-pay-rise-which-amounts-to-pay-cut https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/homenews/20201345.public-services-risk-row-erupts-sturgeon-refusal-discuss-scots-councils-funding/ https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/v/council-workers-vote-on-strike-that-could-close-scotlands-schools https://planetradio.co.uk/clyde/local/news/unison-pay-strike-threat/ https://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/20200389.borders-schools-forced-close-summer-holidays-due-pay-dispute/ https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/strike-ballot-could-see-scottish-schools-close-after-summer https://www.dng24.co.uk/summer-of-strikes-ahead/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/06/10/nicola-sturgeon-collision-course-teachers-binmen-pay/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-61752869 https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/8996135/scots-schools-close-staff-to-vote-strike-over-pay/
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