• 13 May: Abandon PFI, don't tinker with it, says UNISON
• 7 May: UNISON urges wider investigation into Western Isles Health Board
• 6 May: SEPA ballot delivers thumping majority for action
• 1 May: Source school (and hospital) dinners locally, like East Ayrshire

• 28 April: UNISON calls for cuts in violence at work on International Workers Memorial Day
• 24 April: Unions consult on possible industrial action at Carstairs Hospital
• 23 April: 10p TAX RATE - LABOUR MUST LOOK AFTER LOW PAID WORKERS
• 22 April: Equality Award win for UNISON activists
• 21 April: Scottish public services at risk and key to constitution debate
• 16 April: Staff should be given wider role to properly resource police service
• 9 April: Scotland's local government unions reject three-year pay offer
• 8 April: UNISON welcomes NHS pay funding - but no agreement yet
• 8 April: UNISON welcomes rejection of police custody privatisation
• 5 April: UNISON members vote 25 to 1 for new pension scheme
• 4 April: SEPA staff ballot on action over dismissal threat

• 27 March: UNISON urges boost for Scottish Climate Change Bill
• 11 Mar: 'Local' income tax will hit working people and services
• 3 Mar: SEPA staff discuss challenge to dismissal notices
• 3 Mar: UNISON proposes greater democratic control of Scotland’s water
• 3 Mar: Staff from first Scottish Health PFI make welcome return to NHS

• 21 Feb:UNISON welcomes rejection of Tory water privatisation plan
• 21 Feb: Water 'mutualisation' would mean higher charges
• 20 Feb: UNISON slams East Lothian sacking threat
• UNISON slams Edinburgh 'Stealth Cuts' and warns of crisis for front line services
• 18 Feb: Scotland's local government unions reject three-year pay offer
• 9 Feb: UNISON UK president calls for increased anti-racist campaigning
• 6 Feb: UNISON condemns privatisation threat to Glasgow's occupational health service
• 5 Feb: Council allows discussions to fail - strike going ahead in Argyll and Bute
• 1 Feb: UNISON members will decide on Aberdeen Single Status

• 31 Jan: Main Argyll & Bute union moves to three days strike
• 29 Jan: Stop Climate Chaos Scotland Say Scotland Can Demonstrate Leadership On Tackling Climate Change
• Scots Climate Change Bill Should Back Workplace Action - UNISON
• 25 Jan: Minister 'worse than Forsyth' in failure to protect staff pensions
• 22 Jan: UNISON anger as botched contract costs staff thousands of pounds in pension rights
• 18 Jan: Hospital car parking charge guidance step forward - UNISON comment
• 17 Jan: PFI COMPANIES ABUSING THEIR POSITION AND RIPPING OFF THE PUBLIC
• 17 Jan: Fair pay essential to delivery of local council services - UNISON leader
• 15 Jan: Sharing Services won't deliver savings to meet Government targets
• 15 Jan: Law must avoid two-tier protection for public service workers
• 03 Jan: UNISON urges councils - Re-evaluate classroom assistant jobs
• 02 Jan: 'Sicko' screening launches union's campaign to back 60 year-old NHS

• 21 Dec: Two Cheers for hospital car parking report
• 20 Dec: All they need for Christmas is a pension scheme
• 20 Dec: PFI proposals mainly window-dressing
• 13 Dec: Glasgow Joint Venture savings queried
• 11 Dec: Don't sign up to reduced conditions - Council staff told
• 10 Dec: Extension of Emergency Workers Act should go further
• 5 Dec: 'No confidence' vote by 93% of SEPA staff
• 4 Dec: Clyde Independent Scrutiny Report shows need for NHSGG&C to take consultation seriously
• 3 Dec: Minister endorses first NHS learning agreement in NHSHighland

• 30 Nov: Scottish public service union to call for coalition around more powers
• 27 Nov: Minister to endorse first NHS learning agreement in NHS Highland
• 26 Nov: Missing pension info – why are staff being kept in the dark? UNISON demands answers
• 26 Nov: Employers' failure to deal with violence at work could risk legal action - UNISON
• 22 Nov: UNISON welcomes step forward in parking charges dispute
• 22 Nov: Council leader dismisses 6,000 signature petition
• 15 Nov: Agency move away from negotiations sparks vote of no confidence call
• 15 Nov: Academy refuses talks on staff grievances
• 14 Nov: Concern over 'below-inflation' increases for public services
• 13 Nov: Pay Claim for Scotland's local government staff lodged - One year claim for £1,000 pa or 5%
• 2 Nov: UNISON condemns 'Dickensian' attitude of Health Board
• 2 Nov: Scots go across the border to defend the NHS
• 1 Nov: Kerelaw - enquiry welcome if independence and remit cover all the questions - UNISON

• 31 Oct: UNISON welcomes national Standard for Childhood Practice
• 31 Oct: Welcome return to key housing role for councils - UNISON responds to Government housing announcement
• 25 Oct: Government should use powers to extend Freedom of Information coverage
• 24 Oct: ERI Contract release sets important precedent
• 19 Oct: Football leaders launch fortnight of action: Show Racism The Red Card
• 16 Oct: Glasgow Daycare strike
• 12 Oct: Assaults on public service staff increase to 25,000 - UNISON
• 9 Oct: Scotland's public services need continued investment to boost economy - UNISON responds to CSR announcement
• 5 Oct: Unhappy Birthday for Highland Council Equal Pay Claimants
• 02 Oct: New figures compiled from official documents confirm that billions of pounds are being wasted on PFI and PPP projects in Scotland.

• 27 Sept: Edinburgh child protection report: UNISON welcomes praise for work of frontline staff and calls for national debate on the crisis in resources for vulnerable children (UNISON Edinburgh site)
• 25 Sept: UNISON broadly welcomes Crerar Report
• 19 Sept Parliament Opener sings for Peace in Dundee
• 19 Sept: Shared Services examples fail to fulfil promise- UNISON
• 18 Sept: Care regulators ballot over pay delay
• 14 Sept: Government review of hospital car parking charges welcomed - UNISON comment
• 12 Sept: Glasgow hospital car parking charges spark industrial action ballot
• Careers need local delivery - not another quango

• 29 Aug: More out-of-hours medical care must be delivered by non-doctors
• 27 Aug: UNISON welcomes success in anti-relocation campaign
• 23 Aug: Youth offending report raises key questions - UNISON
• 16 Aug: Edinburgh workers vote for strike against cuts and redundancies
• 14 Aug: UNISON ready for constitutional debate - Union's response to independence consultation
• 10 Aug: Glasgow social care staff strike settled
• 3 Aug: Glasgow social care strike continues as staff reject offer

• 30 July: Pensions consultation welcomed by UNISON
• 26 July: Social care staff strike continues
• 24 July UNISON welcomes EOC 'Gender Agenda'
• 24 July Key Glasgow social care staff strike
• 23 July Strike ballot as UNISON mounts action against Edinburgh cuts
• 13 July Mental Health Officers action may bring Highland Tribunals to a standstill
• 13 July: UNISON criticises "childish" ban by Health Board
• 11 July: Cleaning and staffing are the only way to tackle the root problem of hospital infections
• 10 July: Glasgow social care staff call for strike
• 7 July: Scottish UNISON seeks greater powers for Scottish Parliament
• 6 July: Social care staff action postponed
• 5 July: Scottish Executive must play its part in delivering NHS Pay settlement - UNISON
• 5 July: Key Glasgow social care staff may strike
• 5 July: Trade union steps up campaign to 'Green the workplace'

• 27 June: Energy regulator poised to discriminate against Scotland's generating industry
• 11 June: Executive must keep public services accountable - UNISON
• 5 June: Asylum removals breach Scottish law - UNISON

• 30 May: Quarriers pay dispute settled
• 30 May: UNISON welcomes EOC report and calls for fair pay for classroom assistants
• 21 May: Health service survey gives staff top marks
• 16 May: UNISON seeks discussions with Salmond
• 1 May: Charter for care staff employed through 'direct payments'

• 30 April: Scottish people think democracy best for public services
• 26 April: UNISON takes action to challenge racist parties
• 25 April:Keeping the Heat On - Where does Fuel Poverty Rate in the Scottish Election? - Energy Action Scotland Press Release
• 24 April: Scots trust public services to protect environment
• 23 April: Nursery Nurses welcome expansion challenge
• 23 April:Quarriers strike action to start
• 18 Apr: Replacing Trident could cost 3,000 jobs - UNISON
• 17 Apr: Middle East conflict ‘punishes’ workers in Israel and Palestine
• Public services will be key to election vote – Dave Prentis - UNISON
• Quarriers staff vote 2 to 1 for strike

• 29 Mar: UNISON seeks interdict to keep Glasgow's libraries public
• 28 Mar: Trade union swings support behind environment campaign
• 22 Mar: UNISON in many initiatives to fight water privatisation
• 21 Mar: 93% reject Shetland single status offer!
• 20 Mar: Local government workers raise equal pay and patchwork services as key issues for poll
• 14 Mar: Scotland's local government union attacks SNP funding plans
• 14 Mar: Scotland's largest union calls for vote to oppose Trident
• 13 Mar: Immediate health pay rise in Scotland welcomed
• It's Time to Get Equal on Women's Day. UNISON uses International Women's day to highlight thousands of equal pay problems

• 27 Feb: DRC release: Scottish public bodies could face legal action for failing disabled people
• 24 Feb: UNISONScotland leader speaks out on Trident
• 15 Feb: Justice One inquiry exonerates experts - UNISON reaction
• 15 Feb: Local Government staff deliver improved services despite difficulties - UNISON comments on Accounts Commission report
• 10 Feb: Sharing public services may threaten public accountability - UNISON
• 1 Feb: Midlothian social work staff problems raised over a year ago

• 26 Jan: Public service workers are service users too
• 25 Jan: 'Crowding Out' myth perpetuated
• 25 Jan: Health Boards still not addressing need for nurses flexible working. UNISON Comments on the Audit Scotland report on Ward Nursing
• 09 Jan: Private GP practice will make Lanarkshire private sector ‘jam pot’

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Further Information:

Chris Bartter, Communications Officer (Scotland),
UNISON House
14 West Campbell Street Glasgow
G2 6RX
0141 332 0006
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