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JOINT TU STATEMENT ON PICKETS
August 17th, 2022To: All UNISON, GMB and Unite members working in Scottish Local Government The Trade Union Act presents trade unions with significant hurdles in securing legal mandates for strike action. We understand this has meant that all three SJC Trade Unions have secured different ballot results and strike mandates, covering different workers, in different council areas. […]
Read More...Council strikes to go ahead after UNISON reject derisory 3.5% pay offer
August 16th, 202215 August 2022 UNISON, the largest union in local government, met today to discuss COSLA’s latest 3.5% pay offer. The union unanimously agreed to reject this revised offer outright and voted overwhelmingly to continue with their strike plans in councils across Scotland. UNISON rejected the offer as it has not sufficiently improved, falls far short […]
Read More...UNISON FREE £5,000 Accidental Death Cover
August 15th, 2022Details on the following link, UNISON Free £5000 Insurance poster with QR Codes
Read More...LOCAL GOVERNMENT PAY UPDATE
To: Simon Cameron, COSLA SJC Joint Secretary c.c: Cllr Katy Hagmann, COSLA Resources Spokesperson John Swinney MSP, Deputy First Minister All Scottish Council Leaders Keir Greenaway, GMB Wendy Dunsmore, Unite Date: 15th August 2022 – sent via e-mail – Dear Simon, SJC Pay 2022 We write further to your correspondence of 12th August outlining COSLA’s […]
Read More...Free Back to School Uniform Events & Uniform Donation and Collection Points
August 12th, 2022Free Back to School Uniform Events & Uniform Donation and Collection Points Have you any pre-loved school uniforms that you no longer need or would extra uniforms for you and your family help you to get ready for the next fast approaching School Term? Dumfries and Galloway Council can help. We are holding Free Back […]
Read More...STUC Vacancies – STUC Just Transition Officer
August 10th, 2022Scottish Trades Union Congress The STUC – Scotland’s Trade Union Centre – is seeking to recruit two Just Transition Officers to join the Policy & Campaigns team. Just Transition Officer Full time: 34 hours – £35,157 Part time: 21 hours – £ 21,714 These new positions will play a pivotal role in engaging workers around […]
Read More...COSLA leaders ‘duck responsibility’ over council pay
August 8th, 202205 August 2022 In response to COSLA meeting with the Scottish government today (Friday), to discuss local government pay increase, Johanna Baxter, UNISON Scotland head of local government said: “The failure of council leaders to come up with a solution today just demonstrates that they and the Scottish government have ducked responsibility on this. They do not […]
Read More...UNISON’s 2023 National Black Members’ Conference Bulletin
August 1st, 2022This bulletin contains the timetable for the 2023 National Black Members’ Conference https://www.unison.org.uk/content/uploads/2022/07/2023-Black-Members-Conference-Bulletin-v2.pdf
Read More...COSLA ‘gone missing’ on pay talks, say UNISON
29 July 2022 COSLA are missing in action in pay talks and have clearly had no discussions with the Scottish Government about resolving the current dispute, says UNISON. UNISON understands that the COSLA leaders meeting that should have been held today (Friday) has not taken place, that there is no date planned for leaders to […]
Read More...Scotland Demands a Pay Rise: Scottish Parliament Pay Demonstration 8th September 2022.
July 29th, 2022SCOTTISH TRADES UNION CONGRESS […]
Read More...SJC PAY 2022 – LETTER TO COSLA
July 28th, 2022To: Simon Cameron, COSLA SJC Joint Secretary c.c: Cllr Katy Hagmann, COSLA Resources Spokesperson All Scottish Council Leaders Date: 27th July 2022 Dear Simon, SJC Pay 2022 We write further to our recent correspondence informing you that you had left us with no option but to proceed with conducting formal statutory industrial action ballots on […]
Read More...LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKERS VOTE FOR STRIKES ACROSS SCOTLAND
July 27th, 202226July 2022 Thousands of council workers across Scotland have voted to take industrial action which will disrupt schools, early years centres, nurseries and waste and recycling centres across Scotland, in the largest strike ballot amongst council workers in over a decade, UNISON, Scotland largest local government union, said when they were announcing the results their […]
Read More...TAX CREDITS DEADLINE – ONE WEEK TO GO
July 22nd, 2022Below link published this morning on GOV.UK https://www.gov.uk/government/news/one-week-to-go-to-the-tax-credits-deadline-dont-miss-out
Read More...HUGE WIN FOR UK WORKERS
July 21st, 2022Outcome of Harpur Trust v Brazel & UNISON case in the UK Supreme Court. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02qx7n1ksfmvZAKJyaCzBaVZzoZ4Zx9QhwAmXM719xaAdrjbmeenPDVQDTX3kuPh1fl&id=100001965539043&sfnsn=scwspmo
Read More...HMRC News Release: NAT35/22 – More than 33,600 tax credits customers use HMRC app to renew.
July 18th, 2022Date: 15 July 2022 Ref: NAT 35/22 More than 33,600 tax credits customers use HMRC app to renew More than 33,600 customers have successfully used the HMRC app to renew their tax credits claim so far this year, a 39% increase on last year, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed. […]
Read More...QUICK GUIDE TO TEMPERATURE AT WORK.
The following link provides a quick guide to temperature at work. https://www.unison.org.uk/content/uploads/2022/06/Temperature-at-Work-Quick-guide-2022-update.pdf?
Read More...Employment tribunal classes long COVID as a disability.
‘Staff with long COVID need reasonable adjustments and support, not to be put on the scrap heap’ In a landmark legal case for sufferers of long COVID, an employment tribunal recently ruled that the symptoms brought about by the condition may be classed as a disability. Terence Burke brought claims of disability discrimination and unfair […]
Read More...SOCIAL WORK AND THE NATIONAL CARE SERVICE
July 4th, 20224th July 2022 SOCIAL WORK AND THE NATIONAL CARE SERVICE. Follow below link for latest briefing. https://unison-scotland.org/wp-content/uploads/NCS-Bill-Social-Work-e-briefing.pdf
Read More...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 […]
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