News Archives - UNISON Scotland

Support for St Andrews university staff undergoing cancer treatment recognised by the Scottish Parliament  (Fri, 07 Nov 2025)
The Scottish Parliament has recognised UNISON’s University of St Andrews branch chair Alex Duncan for negotiating new support for university The post Support for St Andrews university staff undergoing cancer treatment recognised by the Scottish Parliament  appeared first on UNISON Scotland.
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Police Scotland staff face crisis over job cuts and rising workloads, says UNISON (Fri, 07 Nov 2025)
Commenting on Police Scotland Chief Constable Jo Farrell’s evidence to Holyrood’s criminal justice committee this week, calling for increased funding, UNISON Scotland The post Police Scotland staff face crisis over job cuts and rising workloads, says UNISON appeared first on UNISON Scotland.
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Migrant worker visa reform needed to stop exploitation of social care staff, says UNISON  (Tue, 28 Oct 2025)
A new visa system is needed in social care to protect migrant staff from racism and exploitation, says a UNISON The post Migrant worker visa reform needed to stop exploitation of social care staff, says UNISON  appeared first on UNISON Scotland.
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Ukraine delegation report (Thu, 23 Oct 2025)
UNISON Scotland sent a delegation to Ukraine. Their full report is attached to this post The delegation spent most of The post Ukraine delegation report appeared first on UNISON Scotland.
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More social care staff vote to strike (Fri, 17 Oct 2025)
Social care workers at Blue Triangle Housing Association have voted overwhelmingly for strike action in a dispute over pay, says The post More social care staff vote to strike appeared first on UNISON Scotland.
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Public services: the heart of a fairer Scotland (Thu, 16 Oct 2025)
Public services are at the heart of all our lives. They provide opportunities and safety nets when we need it The post Public services: the heart of a fairer Scotland appeared first on UNISON Scotland.
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More than 75,000 assaults on Scotland’s public service workers in past year UNISON research shows (Fri, 10 Oct 2025)
More than 75,000 assaults on Scotland’s public service workers in past year, says UNISON More than 200 assaults took place The post More than 75,000 assaults on Scotland’s public service workers in past year UNISON research shows appeared first on UNISON Scotland.
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Glasgow nurses vote to strike in pay banding dispute, say UNISON (Tue, 07 Oct 2025)
Nurses in greater Glasgow, who provide essential medical services to patients in their homes, have voted overwhelmingly (96%) to strike in a dispute The post Glasgow nurses vote to strike in pay banding dispute, say UNISON appeared first on UNISON Scotland.
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Swinney’s commitment to fund college sector must be more than words, says UNISON (Thu, 02 Oct 2025)
Commenting on Audit Scotland’s report into college funding UNISON Scotland’s lead for further education, Janet Stewart said today (Thursday): “John The post Swinney’s commitment to fund college sector must be more than words, says UNISON appeared first on UNISON Scotland.
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Care staff at Enable Scotland to strike again over low pay, says UNISON (Mon, 08 Sep 2025)
Care workers employed by Enable Scotland will take two days of strike action this week in Glasgow and Lanarkshire, as The post Care staff at Enable Scotland to strike again over low pay, says UNISON appeared first on UNISON Scotland.
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