by Zak Stapley | Nov 11, 2024 | News
Following a two-week strike in Perth & Kinross by schools and early years workers UNISON has secured commitments from the Scottish government and Cosla to discuss local government finance, a new pay protocol, a minimum hourly rate of £15, and reducing the working...
by Zak Stapley | Sep 4, 2024 | News
Council staff in Scotland belonging to UNISON have voted overwhelmingly to reject the latest pay offer from local government employers. Thousands of staff employed by councils indicated they were unhappy with the latest pay proposal put forward by Cosla with 86% of...
by Zak Stapley | Jul 31, 2024 | News
UNISON, the largest local government union, has notified 13 councils that strikes will take place over nine days between 14 and 22 August in Scotland. Waste, refuse and street cleaning staff will walk out after they rejected a 3.2% pay offer from Cosla, the local...
by Zak Stapley | Jul 26, 2024 | News
If you work in Education keep your eyes peeled for your strike ballot as UNISON Scotland is balloting members across Education, Early years, and Family centers for strike action! If you or someone you know don’t receive your purple envelope by August 2nd please...
by Zak Stapley | Jun 28, 2024 | News
Thousands of council workers in waste, recycling and street cleaning services across Scotland are to be balloted for strike action from today (Thursday) in an ongoing dispute over pay, says UNISON. If workers back industrial action, there could be mass walkouts across...
by Zak Stapley | Jun 25, 2024 | News
UNISON is balloting waste, recycling and street cleaners – in a first wave. Your local government committee are recommending you vote for strike action and return you ballot for July 17th. If you fall under waste, recycling and street cleaners then please keep an eye...
by Zak Stapley | Jun 21, 2024 | News
Council and school workers in Scotland belonging to UNISON have voted overwhelmingly to reject a pay offer from local government employers, says the union today (Friday). Thousands of staff employed by councils indicated they were unhappy with the pay proposal put...
by Zak Stapley | Jun 3, 2024 | News
Cosla, the local government employer, has made a two-stage offer which runs for 18 months, which gives a 2.2% increase for the first six months and 2% for the remaining 12 months of the deal, ending in September next year. UNISON local government committee has decided...
by Peter Bainbridge | Apr 19, 2022 | News
We are balloting UNISON local government members– in a consultative ballot. You will receive this ballot by email. Please see Frequently Asked Questions for more details. We are asking whether you are willing to take some form of action, up to and...
by Peter Bainbridge | Feb 1, 2022 | News
There for You’s winter fuel grant programme opens today, 31 January, offering grants of up to £200 to help UNIONS’s most vulnerable low-income members and to help ease the worry of paying for their next fuel bill. UNISON understands the financial hardship many members...
