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Latest pay offer rejected – D&G UNISON members working in schools will STRIKE on 26-28 September 2023
September 23rd, 2023Local government and schools pay campaign 2023 We have been left with no option but to call UNISON members working in schools – and early years establishments that are co-located with or based in a school – out on strike on 26th, 27th and 28th September 2023. Strikes are going ahead. COSLA made a revised pay offer on […]
Read More...STUC – LGBT+ History Month Events in February
January 27th, 2023To mark LGBT+ History Month this year the STUC have organised two events. One for all LGBT+ Trade Unionists led by our STUC LGBT+ Committee and an event co-led by our STUC Young Workers’ Committee, LGBT Youth Scotland, and Glasgow Film Theatre. Find below further details of both events. LGBT+ Trade Unionists Effective Network, 16th […]
Read More...SWIG survey of social work ‘paraprofessional’ members
January 18th, 2023Do you work in social work? Are you a family support worker or social work assistant? Do you work in a practice role that does not require a social work qualification? Help us help you by taking UNISON Scotland’s survey click here
Read More...Nominations for 2023 Local Service Champions Awards.
December 16th, 2022As a Member this is your opportunity to nominate someone you believe makes an invaluable contribution to local authority services. The nomination forms can be found here: https://www.unison.org.uk/our-campaigns/local-service-champions/ The winner will receive a £500 Love-to-Shop voucher and two runners up will receive £250 Love-to-Shop vouchers each. Who can be a local service champion winner? This […]
Read More...Take part in UNISON’s survey on the state of housing
December 8th, 2022The cost of living crisis is putting a squeeze on incomes and living standards. As a result, many people are struggling to pay expensive rents and mortgages on top of soaring energy and other household bills. Despite high rent costs, many people living in rented homes are struggling with disrepair. UNISON is conducting a survey […]
Read More...3 events at RBCFT on Friday and Saturday
November 18th, 2022Culture in Society: Dumfries Working-Class History 19:00 21:00 Friday 18th November Local author Ian Gasse will launch his new book, Mobbings, Struggles and Strikes, about the organised Dumfries working class – from their late C18 food riots (‘mobbings’) to a series of significant local strikes, involving bakers, stonemasons and women hosiery workers, in the late C19 […]
Read More...St Andrew’s Day March and Rally – Saturday 26th November 2022
November 8th, 2022St Andrew’s Day March and Rally Against Racism We demand change! Saturday, 26 November 2022 Assemble 10.30 am: Glasgow Green March off 11.00 am Rally 12 noon: Renfield Centre, Bath Street Bring your banners and flags! This is a crucial year for the fight against racism. The Sheku Bayoh Family Justice Campaign needs our continuing […]
Read More...National Care Service – email your MSP
October 26th, 2022The proposed national care service will not be a system like the NHS. Instead what will be set up will fundamentally challenge the idea that publicly services should be publicly delivered. We are asking all UNISON members to raise concerns with their MSPs – which can be done by clicking here. The Scottish Government aim […]
Read More...Council strikes could return within weeks, says UNISON
October 24th, 202220 October 2022 UNISON, and sister trade unions Unite and GMB, are threatening pull out local government school staff and refuse workers on strike again. Strike action was suspended after UNISON members voted for an offer which was made to them by COSLA on 2nd September 2022. Trade union strikes remain suspended but mandates remain […]
Read More...Local Government Pay – Implementation
October 19th, 2022We have now escalated the matter to the COSLA Chief Executive. Please be assured that we are doing everything we possibly can to get this resolved and the uplift paid as soon as possible. Any members who are due to pay SSSC fees should continue to do so until the pay agreement has been implemented. […]
Read More...March of the Mummies, Glasgow – 29 October 2022
October 17th, 2022Colleagues On 29 October the charity and campaign group, Pregnant Then Screwed, are staging a huge national protest to demand Government reform on childcare, flexible working and parental leave. 10,000 mums and their families will march across the UK. One of the locations is Glasgow where an attendance of 800 is expected. The march will […]
Read More...UK DISABILITY HISTORY MONTH 2022
Hi there Disability History Month Disability History Month runs from 16 November – 16 December 2022. See below for details on the launch of this year’s UK DHM, which is on “Disability, Health and Wellbeing”, with an email link to register. Its open to anyone so feel free to distribute. Question Time Webinar, 22nd November […]
Read More...#Challenge Poverty Week – Universal Free School Meals Event
October 4th, 2022 Read More...Morning Star Women’s Event – 25 October 2022, 7pm
October 3rd, 2022Find below a link to a Morning Star women’s event to be held on 25 October 2022, 19:00-20:30. We have great speakers and topics with NEC members Kate Ramsden chairing and Lyn-Marie O’Hara one of our speakers. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-womans-place-is-in-her-union-morning-star-scotland-womens-webinar-tickets-423694711287?aff=esfb&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-source=fb&utm-term=listing&fbclid=IwAR2XilIMdoO7sk9x0sApvCje-MkM7N0pWWKwm3NKoDzUALHu1N0nVHpOrC0 This is an opportunity to debate issues of interest to women trade unionists in the 21st century especially […]
Read More...Scotland’s largest trade union accepts local government pay offer
September 29th, 202229 September 2022 UNISON members, the largest local government union, have voted to accept COSLA’s pay offer in a ballot of all local government members across Scotland. In an incredible 64% turnout the results are as follows: Those voting to accept the pay offer – 67% Those voting to reject the pay offer – 33% […]
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September 27th, 2022RMS UNISON NEWS AUTUMN 2022
Read More...Understanding Dementia Courses
September 21st, 2022Colleague Funding has been secured to run online Understanding Dementia Courses which are open to all Members and Activists and is suitable for people working with clients, patients or who have friends or family with the condition. The Courses will run from 9.30am to 12pm on TEAMS on the following dates: 5th October OR 26th […]
Read More...Headteachers fear losing increasingly vital teaching assistants as cost-of-living pressures bite
September 15th, 2022To halt the exodus of teaching assistants they need to be better rewarded Teaching assistants are still filling the gaps left by specialist staff during the pandemic and providing vital emotional support to students and parents, according to a UNISON-commissioned report published today (Thursday). From Covid to the Cost of Living provides a snapshot of […]
Read More...Extra Day’s Leave to Mark National Day of Mourning Public Holiday on 19 Sep
September 13th, 2022Dumfries & Galloway Council Dear colleagues At a special meeting of Full Council today, Elected Members agreed to grant an additional day’s annual leave so that Council employees can observe the National Day of Mourning public holiday on Monday 19 September, the date of HM Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral. This includes teachers and support […]
Read More...Jimmy Reid Foundation Annual Lecture – 6 October 2022
September 7th, 2022Message from Lilian Macer, Scottish Convenor & Tracey Dalling, Regional Secretary Colleagues Jimmy Reid Foundation 2022 annual lecture Our very own Christina McAnea is delivering this year’s lecture. This should be stand out event and takes place in the midst of our cost of living campaigns. As you know Christina is Glasgow born and bred. […]
Read More...LG Pay – Update
September 5th, 2022Friday 2 September Folks, Following another mammoth set of negotiations which lasted into the early hours of this morning, this time directly with the First Minister, we have secured an improved pay offer for our members. The revised offer is attached for your information. Your Local Government Committee met today to consider this offer and […]
Read More...Scottish Government Consultation
September 2nd, 2022Consultations The Scottish Government invites all those with an interest in our consultation on the inspection of early learning and childcare (ELC) and school age childcare services in Scotland, including practitioners, childminders, teachers, inspectors, parents, carers, and staff members working in settings or local authorities, to come along to our virtual consultation events and share […]
Read More...Strikes to continue as UNISON recommends council workers reject COSLA pay offer
August 31st, 2022UNISON Media release Immediate release 29 August 2022 Strikes to continue as UNISON recommends council workers reject COSLA pay offer UNISON, Scotland’s largest local government union, has today (Monday) confirmed that strikes will continue as they move to consult members on COSLA’s latest pay offer. UNISON will recommend its members vote to reject the offer […]
Read More...Statement ahead of council pay talks with Deputy First Minister and COSLA at 2.30, St Andrews House, today
August 26th, 202225 August 2022 Johanna Baxter, UNISON head of local government, said: “We welcome that the Scottish Government and COSLA will both be in the same room with us. Council workers are fed up of being used as a political football as each party blames the other for lack of funding for a better pay deal for […]
Read More...UNISON statement after leaving council pay talks with John Swinney, Deputy First Minister
August 25th, 202224 August 2022 Johanna Baxter, UNISON head of local government said: “We have held detailed constructive talks with Deputy First Minister this evening at St Andrews House. We welcome that he listened to UNISON concerns and was keen to explore how he could support getting council pay talks pay back on track. We were clear that […]
Read More...Jimmy Reid Foundation Annual Lecture – 6 October 2022
Please see below link to purchase tickets for the Jimmy Reid Foundation annual lecture which will be held on 6 October 2022. The lecture will be a physical event, staged in the Banqueting Hall at the City Chambers, George Square, Glasgow at 7pm. Christina McAnea, UNISON General Secretary, will deliver the lecture followed by a […]
Read More...No agreement reached in local government pay talks – UNISON calls for ‘urgent intervention’ from Deputy First Minister
August 24th, 202223 August 2022 Scotland’s largest local government union, UNISON, says no agreement has been reached despite lengthy pay negotiations with COSLA today (Tuesday). Both UNISON and COSLA, the umbrella body representing council employers, will be writing to Deputy First Minister to ask for an urgent meeting to discuss increase funding for local authorities to enable […]
Read More...UNISON serve notices for school and early years strikes
August 23rd, 2022UNISON has sent notices to nine councils across Scotland that school and early years staff will be on strike on 6th, 7th and 8th of September, after lack of progress in talks with COSLA over council pay. School and early years workers will join UNISON waste and recycling staff who will have already started their strike […]
Read More...Response to Scottish Joint Council Pay Negotiations 2022/23 – Employers’ Side Pay Offer
August 22nd, 202219th August 2022 Johanna Baxter, UNISON Scotland head of local government said: “COSLA have got themself into quite a muddle on this. The letter sent to us does not say that our members will get a 5 % pay rise. It is the offer of discussions about the configuration of a pay offer within a […]
Read More...Radical Social Work Webinar Series – Scotland’s National Care Service Bill – Wednesday 7th September 2022 at 1pm
August 19th, 2022UNISON Scotland/GCU Lunchtime Radical Social Work Webinar Series – Wednesday 7 September 1-2pm The latest in our Radical Social Work perspectives lunchtime webinar series look at Scotland recently published National Care Service Bill To register and for more details please follow the link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scotlands-national-care-service-bill-radical-social-work-webinar-series-tickets-404254464987
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