• 22 May: UNISON challenges Glasgow’s councillors over immediate breaches of manifesto pledges
• 21 May: Nurses and midwives should not be held to ransom says UNISON as unions condemn 60% registration fee hike
• 16 May: Extra police should be out on the beat, not replacing police staffs - UNISON Scotland
• 10 May: UNISON calls for a balanced, modern police team ahead of parliamentary debate on national forces
• 8 May: ‘It’s time for fair pay’ say unions as they lodge pay claim for local government workers
• 8 May: Early years staff have vital role to play in children’s education, says UNISON
• 2 May: If police targets are maintained, large scale civilian cuts will follow - warns UNISON

• 26 April: International Workers  Memorial Day, 28 April: UNISON calls for stronger regulation and enforcement
• 26 April: Publicly-funded childcare is the key to making work pay for parents, says UNISON: Launch of UNISON Scotland education manifesto for local government elections
• 23 April: PFI scandal: Dave Watson argues why it's time to pull the plug on private finance initiatives Daily Record 23 April
• 20 April: Sack Lothian PFI contractor UNISON response to Lothian Health Statement over failings by PFI contractor Consort
• 18 April UNISON calls for a coherent strategy for social care services
• 17 April: UNISON supports annulment call on changes to NHS pension scheme
• 5 April: Aberdeen wins battle against privatisation

• 29 March: UNISON hopes new guide will Make a Difference in challenging Gypsy Traveller discrimination
• 28 March: The reality of sickness absence – shocking survey findings revealed by UNISON Scotland
• 26 March: UNISON protesters lobby Scottish Parliament as industrial action over NHS pensions continues
• March: Tories Kettled at Troon: Over 1,000 STUC demonstrators against youth unemployment kettled Tory Conference delegates in Troon. On blog.
• 21 March: Budget: Tax cuts for rich and mass unemployment for youth is totally unacceptable - UNISON
• 20 March: The front line starts here - report argues for proper service redesign instead of back office cuts through flawed 'shared service' models
• 19 March: Time to kick start the economy - Dave Prentis on UNISON's alternative budget
• 14 March: Treasury confirms VAT bill for single fire and police services - UNISON
• 14 March: Aberdeen UNISON calls on city council to do the right thing and keep services in house
• 12 March: Justice Secretary meets UNISON as campaign for balanced modern police force launched
• 12 March: UNISON kicks off new industrial action on NHS pensions from Tuesday 13 March
• 9 March: Police staff secure victory in fight over pay cuts of up to 35%
• 8 March: Is personalisation just cover for cuts? - UNISON asks at carers conference
• 2 March: UNISON protesters lobby Health Minister as Scotland launches further industrial action on pensions

• 28 Feb: UNISON warns staff jobs cuts could lead to scandal of 2,000 police officers taken off street
• 27 Feb: Careers staff job cuts unacceptable in face of youth unemployment crisis – UNISON
• 24 Feb: Only a balanced energy strategy for Scotland will keep the lights on - UNISON
• 22 Feb: UNISON urges councillors to end compulsory redundancy threat to police staff in Strathclyde 
• 21 Feb: UNISON raises concern over threat to 2,000 police staff jobs at Scottish Parliament 
• 20 Feb: UNISON seeks independent probe on bullying and harassment at Adam Smith College 
• 9 Feb: Council budget cuts - UNISON calls for review of funding to protect vital services and jobs 
• 4 Feb: UNISON Scotland manifesto calls for radical reform and democratic service design in local government
• 3 Feb: National Libraries Day 4 Feb - support your local library and its team of skilled, dedicated staff

• 26 Jan:Threat to 2000 Scottish police staff jobs is criminal
• 23 Jan: UNISON members horrified by attack from SNP minister Alex Neil
• 20 Jan: Scottish Government must do the right thing by public services in Budget - UNISON
• 19 Jan: UNISON welcomes Edinburgh Council decision to support in-house bids over privateers
• 17 Jan: Cuts to police staff could have damaging effect on law and order - UNISON
• 10 Jan: UNISON members give green light to pensions negotiations - Scottish comment
• 10 Jan: Edinburgh bows to low paid women on equal pay
• 6 Jan: Ambulance crews reject payment for rest breaks
• 1 Jan: Empowerment and pride in our union - New Year message to members from Mike Kirby, Scottish Secretary.

• PENSIONS NEGOTIATIONS UPDATES: NHS Scheme response - Local Govt briefing - No decisions till UNISON service groups meet in January

• 30 Nov: Solid strike and great public support - government must stop Great Pensions Robbery
• 27 Nov: £300 million more being paid into Scottish Local Government pensions than going out
• 23 Nov: Edinburgh - best value bins is not so simple
• 15 Nov: UNISON welcomes Court of Session equal pay judgement
• 5 Nov: UNISON backs Johann Lamont and Ian Davidson in Scottish Labour leader election

• 28 Oct: Fat cat pay shows pension fight justified - UNISON
• 21 Oct: UNISON - if privatisation is a gamble in NHS, it's a gamble with Edinburgh Council
• 19 Oct: Bizarre twist in Edinburgh privatisation saga as council leader gives details of censored reports
• 15 Oct: UNISON launches 'oppose privatisation' pledge for Edinburgh councillors
• 13 Oct: UNISON report shows nearly 28,000 violent incidents against Scottish public service workers last year
• 12 Oct: UNISON on unemployment figures - Reform Council Tax to put people back to work
• 11 Oct: Stow College strikers rally support in pursuit of a Living Wage
• 4 Oct: Stop the Great Pensions Robbery - UNISON meets to plan Scotland's biggest ever strike ballot

• 27 Sep: Staff at Stow College prepare to strike over pay plans
• 23 Sep: Scotland's ambulance workers overwhelmingly reject working time plans
• 15 Sep: ‘Better care, not cheaper care’ – the Scottish Government must aim higher for social care, says UNISON
• 10 Sep: UNISON lining the streets on first leg of the Tour of Britain
• 5 Sep: Social care staff facing pay cuts of up to 23 per cent prepare to strike, says UNISON

• 31 Aug: Council right to dump flawed shared services proposal – plan had 'Edinburgh trams' written all over it
• 30 Aug: Quarriers staff set strike date - but renew call to go to Acas
• 29 Aug: Skills Development Scotland staff have no faith in new strategy
• 26 Aug: Quarriers staff vote yes to strike action to oppose 20% pay cuts
• 22 Aug: FOI decision reveals Scottish Water has no business cases for PFI deals - and Parliament was misled
• 11 Aug: UNISON Mobilises For Action At Anti-Cuts Festival
• 9 Aug: Clyde Valley Shared Services briefing
• 8 Aug: Huge gap in private sector pensions – UNISON response
• 5 Aug: 'Its' 2011 - not 1611' UNISON reminds John Mason MSP
• 2 Aug: UNISON lambasts police boards for ‘bully boy tactics’ and calls for negotiation not intimidation
• 1 Aug: Edinburgh privatisation 'worse than the trams' say unions as communities take action
• 1 Aug: Tony Benn to headline UCS 40 Anniversary Concert

• 30 July: Book for the UNISON Members Fun Day at New Lanark - Sun 28 August
• 28 July: Public sector pension talks jeopardised by naïve playground tactics UK website
• 22 July: BDS Campaign: Israeli Democracy and Human Rights
• 21 July: Southern and Scottish price rise - UNISON response (UK website)
• 19 July: UNISON calls in troops for pensions' fight-back
• 15 July: UNISON calls on Glasgow City Council to halt attacks on people with learning disabilities
• 14 July: 'Focus on cutting crime, not police staff' says UNISON in response to new report
• 14 July: New UK government figures show the true cost of PFI, says UNISON
• 11 July: Staff at one of Scotland’s largest charities left facing savage pay cuts of almost 25 per cent
• 8 July: Ambulance workers reject meal break proposals
• 4 July: ‘We’re all frontline’ says UNISON as it marks 63rd birthday of NHS

• 30 June: ‘Care before cost’ says UNISON as it urges the Scottish Government to save St Philip’s
• 29 June: ‘People, not processes, will deliver real change’: UNISON response to Christie
• 23 June: UNISON urges Scottish government to save St Philip’s secure unit from closure
• 22 June: UNISON welcomes Scottish Government recognition of unfair attack on pensions
• 22 June: Our paramedics need their proper meal breaks - UNISON
• 21 June: UNISON President tells conference: 'Now it is time to fight'
• 17 June: UNISON welcomes delivery of M74 project early and under budget as in-house success
• 17 June: Public sector pensions – UNISON response
• 16 June: UNISON sounds alarm bells over cuts to secure units for vulnerable young people
• 15 June: UNISON bullying survey reveals real impact of cuts
• 10 June: Public service factories are not the key to reforming public services, says UNISON

• UNISON Scotland welcomes warning to Treasury over public service pensions

• 28 April: Using police to plug staffing gaps is “economic madness” says UNISON
• 28 April: Scotland’s most vulnerable young people under attack as services face the axe
• 28 April: Hundreds to lobby in Glasgow to defend attacks on services to disabled people
• 21 April: UNISON: Fight to defend pensions must be a priority
• 19 April: Personalisation should be an option, but not a cheap option, says UNISON
• UNISON health checks for ministerial candidates

• 31 March: UNISON warns of ‘dark future’ for students if university cuts go ahead
• 30 March: 'No funding, no future'; says UNISON Scotland as colleges protest against cuts
• 29 March: UNISON considers legal action over transfer of 300 staff on critical ScottishPower contract
• 23 March: Tax cuts for rich businesses isn’t much of a strategy – UNISON Scotland budget response
• 21 March: UNISON launches safety guide for social workers
• PENSIONS ATTACK 10 March
  . The Today Programme - Dave Prentis on the Hutton Report
  . Government Will Use Hutton Report - To Raid Public Sector Pensions (UK release)
  . Hutton Pensions Report Brings Industrial Action Closer (UK release)
  STUC comments to follow. Check blog

• 21 Feb: CBI ‘living in a Thatcherite wonderland’ – UNISON response to CBI submission
• 15 Feb: Police cells privatisation suggestion 'crazy' says police staffs union
• 10 Feb: "Don't handcuff our councils" says UNISON Scotland
• 8 Feb: UNISON urges Christie Commission to put users at the heart of public services
• 5 Feb: UNISON Scotland launches manifesto for public services

• 28 Jan: ‘Listen to the Scottish Government - come and talk to us’ UNISON tells Aberdeen City Council
• 26 Jan: Glasgow City Council leader challenged to debate alternatives to the cuts
• 26 Jan: Cuts will hit the vulnerable - South Lanarkshire UNISON
• 24 Jan: “Support your child’s support assistant” says Aberdeen city UNISON
• 21 Jan: UNISON condemns savage cuts being imposed on Glasgow’s colleges
• 10 Jan: Thousands of workers in Scotland too low paid to afford rent

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Trisha Hamilton, Communications Officer (Scotland),
UNISON House
14 West Campbell Street Glasgow
G2 6RX
0141 342 2877
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