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Index July 2006 28 July: Edinburgh Royal infirmary - Four years of overheating still not sorted Attacks on Public Sector only lead to poor services Index June 2006 30 June: Public service jobs deliver services and drive economy - UNISON responds to Executive comments 29 June: Scottish LG pensions regulations move towards greater protection 28 June: PFI finances skew clinical decisions in Lanarkshire 28 June:Parliamentary Committee calls for answers from Scottish Arts Council 26 June: Fingerprint experts get independent backing 21 June: UNION REJECTS MCLEOD REPORT CONCLUSION 17 June: 2.5% pay deal won for all NHS staff in Scotland 15 June: Scottish model of public services must be base for revitalisation- UNISON responds to Tom McCabe 12 June: Scottish Parliament: Motion put down by Janis Hughes MSP Congratulating UNISON (and others) on the GRI victory 10 June: 500+ staff in Glasgow Royal return to NHS 8 June: Unions call for water regulator to be sacked 7 June: Retract call for fingerprint bureau closure - UNISON 6 June: Fingerprint experts get independent backing Index May 2006 30 May: Fingerprint experts finally get the chance to state their case 22 May: UNISON rejects ‘inadequate’ council equal pay offer 16 May: Outsourcing health contract is slap in face for key healthcare staff 15 May: Children’s Panel staff threaten action as employers impose pay deal 10 May: Don’t water down social work report recommendations says UNISON 10 May: Public services key to Scottish elections - UNISON 5 May: Scotland’s largest union sets out its agenda for election Index April 2006 19 April: Privatising Borders Home Care will cut service and provoke anger - UNISON 12 April: STUC condemns Scottish Enterprise attack on public spending 10 April: STUC backs call for Executive to deliver equal pay – Local government unions unite to call for funding 1 April: Meat inspectors' action brings last minute talks Index March 2006 31 March: UNISON’s Scottish Council discuss pension dispute 31 March: Scottish Nursery Nurses underpaid for highly professional and educational workload 30 March: Prescott provocation ensures meat inspector strike 29 March: Welfare of asylum children must be paramount - UNISON 28 March: Huge support for first day of action to defend pensions 27 March:Scotland set for biggest strike since 1926 24 March: UNISON urges Executive - Implement Social Work report 23 March: PENSION STRIKE GOES AHEAD SAYS UNISON 23 March: MSPS CALL TIME ON EQUAL PAY DEBTS 22 March: Trade union makes international links to fight water privatisation 15 March: MASSIVE STRIKE DAY LOOMS OVER CUTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT PENSIONS 14 March: UNISON welcomes Parliament's recognition public spending's importance to economy 8 March: Scottish Enterprise jettisons Careers Vacancy Handling Service Index February 2006 28 Feb: UNISON calls for pensions rethink 21 Feb: Water Chair's forced resignation sparks concern in workforce 7 Feb: Social Work report welcomed by UNISON 7 Feb: Sad capitulation to media does not serve Scottish justice 6 Feb: Reduce Reuse Recycle – says UNISON 1 Feb: Reformed council tax is way ahead - UNISON Index January 2006 30 Jan: Scottish public sector spending boosts economy ­ Research challenges business assumptions 28 Jan: UNISON members call on councils not to make damaging cuts in social care 23 Jan: UNIONS START STRIKE CLOCK TICKING OVER LOCAL GOVERNMENT PENSIONS 23 Jan: Nuclear, renewables and coal needed in balanced energy policy - UNISON 19 Jan: UNISON challenges Executive on pensions advice 16 Jan: North East hit by electricity stores closures 13 Jan: UNISON challenges Tories - public services encourage economic growth 12 Jan: New ScottishPower Chief Exec must talk to unions 11 Jan: Prescription charges should go 11 Jan: Stop bullying staff and talk to unions- UNISON call to East Renfrewshire 4 Jan: Scottish in-house provision means cheaper, healthier school meals 4 Jan: CAMERON ON THE NHS ­ UNISON REACTION Index December 2005 30 Dec: Privatising jobs to avoid equal pay will spark major union reaction 27 Dec: Executive vision of increased use of voluntary sector must include better working conditions 16 Dec: Rising tide of health attacks needs broader response 14 Dec: Executive have efficiency wrong way round - UNISON welcomes Finance Committeee report 14 Dec: UNISON launches charter for Occupational Therapists in Scottish councils 7 Dec: UNISON win landmark victory in 'Best Value' dismissal cases 5 Dec: Supreme Court inflicts double race blow on City Council 2 Dec: UNISON to mount challenge over attack on Local Government pensions Index November 2005 30 Nov: Water targets will mean flooding and pollution 28 Nov SCOTLAND’S WATER UNDER THREAT 23 Nov: Local government funding must deliver equal pay - UNISON 22 Nov: UNISON welcomes withdrawal of E.ON bid for ScottishPower ST ANDREW¹S DAY MARCH AND CELEBRATION AGAINST RACISM & FASCISM SATURDAY 26th NOVEMBER 2005 Index October 2005 27 Oct: Value staff to deliver Kerr report - says UNISON 11 Oct: New Deal demand for Home Carers in Scotland UNISON calls for universal public childcare and more work-life balance Index September 2005 07 Sept: New PRP and job evaluation commitment settles Scottish Enterprise dispute 02 Sept: New deal on PRP may settle Scottish Enterprise dispute 01 Sept: Strike date set, but talks continue at Careers Scotland Index August 2005 25 Aug: Scottish police staff strike success - CoSLA criticised 25 Aug: First ever Scottish police staff strike starts 24 Aug: Strike action at Careers Scotland 23 Aug: ABERDEEN: UNISON PRESSES FOR SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE FUNDING 18 Aug: Police staff to strike on Thursday 25 August 17 Aug: Police staff vote two to one for strike over pay 15 Aug: Equal pay will be won by unions, not by lawyers Index July 2005 25 July: Strike of police support staff nearer 7 July: London bombings - UNISON UK response 7 July: One Morning In London 707 bombings: Jane Carolan 7 July: Letter to Herald: Property tax is an important part of the taxation basket UNISON 'disappointment' at attempt to drop court case Index June 2005 30 June: 'Magic circle' of investment without charge increases means increased threat to water safety 29 June: UNISON - broad welcome to planning proposals 28 June: UNISON REACTS ANGRILY TO NHS RELOCATION 22 June: CAREERS STAFF TO ESCALATE DISPUTE 17 June: UK's largest union delivers big message to back July 2nd Demo 3 June: Police support staff pay offer rejected 2 June: NHS24 report points to need for urgent action 2 June: Accounts Commission report on Inverclyde fails to commend good public service - UNISON Index May 2005 25 May: Implement Kerr Report and move health debate on - says UNISON 24 May : Social Work union to discuss range of issues- UNISON conference will hear from Minister 19 May: Opportunity to 'level the playing field' in voluntary sector provision - UNISON 17 May: Public service delivery is more efficient, not 'pointless' - UNISON comment on Tom McCabe criticism 14 May: Geldof to address Scottish conference on Africa 10 May: Booklet adds to anti-racist arguments for public service staff Index April 2005 28 Apr: Union that won first passive smoking case backs clean air bill - but calls for section to be withdrawn 27 Apr: Scottish Enterprise rejects conciliation in pay dispute 27 Apr: UNISON welcomes cross-party backing for dropping the debt STUC Reports 19 Apr: WE MUST GUARD AGAINST FAR RIGHT RACIST LIES WARNS UNISON 19 Apr: Public sector growth benefits Scottish economy 18 Apr: UNISON urges union backing for G8 protests 11 Apr: UK's Left Daily celebrates 75 years of protest 9 Apr: UNISONScotland to back G8 protests 7 Apr: UNISON launches project to bring refugees into jobs in Scotland's public services Index March 2005 30 March: Housing walkout closes GHA office 23 March: Pensions Lobby at Glasgow University 21 March UNISON CALLS OFF LOCAL GOVERNMENT PENSION STRIKE 11 Mar: MORE TALKS NEEDED TO AVERT PENSIONS STRIKE Action threat by Careers staff over imposition of unfair pay system Index February 2005 Valentine's card to Scots politicians starts public sector pensions campaign St Andrew's must stop racist speech - UNISON Index January 2005 25 Jan: GHA Committee cuts cash collection in Glasgow housing offices 18 Jan: Scotland's biggest union sets out Scottish election priorities 03 Jan: English pensions strike will get Scottish backing Index December 04 31 Dec: £37M COMPENSATION WON OVER YEAR AS WORK INJURIES CONTINUE TO RISE 29 Dec: Overseas nurses network celebrates second anniversary in first for Scotland 27 Dec: Smoke ban screens off privatisation plans for Health Centres 26 Dec: Buy back Scotland's PPP hospitals - says UNISON 16 Dec: GHA attempt to gag union members condemned 13 Dec: UNISON welcomes sentence on nurse attacker 13 Dec: UNISON pledges support for fight against cuts in public service jobs 08 Dec: Local services threatened by grant restrictions and PFI subsidies - UNISON response to local government grant details 06 Dec: Social Work staff welcome move away from single correctional agency 04 Dec: UNISON President calls for campaign of opposition to attack on Public Service Pensions Key criteria need to be met before Health Service changes should go ahead - UNISON Index November 04 25 Nov: Private healthcare as a magic wand to resolve the problems of the NHS would make matters worse 22 Nov: Staff have no confidence in Careers Scotland management 18 Nov: Emergency Workers Bill changes - step in the right direction 18 Nov: Water Industry Commissioner guilty of 'breathtaking hypocrisy' - UNISON 17 Nov: Don't hand over water-charging decisions to London - UNISON call 16 Nov: UNISON calls for meeting with Minister over support funding cut 15 Nov: UNISON CHIEF CALLS £6.50 MINIMUM WAGE - WIN WIN TARGET Overseas nurses network builds on existing successes to cover all Scotland Index October 04 28 Oct: Health Service Workers are not Society’s punch bags – says UNISON Scotland 15 Oct: GCC Management must not wash their hands of Kerelaw - UNISON 7 Oct: UNISON to recommend new NHS pay deal - with reservations 4 Oct: UNISON launches 'One in a million' recruitment campaign with TV ad Index September 04 29 Sept: Extra capital welcome - now we should use it efficiently - UNISON comments on spending plans 29 Sept: Don't tinker with administration, give alternatives - UNISON challenges MSPs 02 Sept: Cautious reaction to call for public sector efficiencies Index August 2004 26 Aug: Community equipment and adaptions - Keep assessments close to home, says UNISON 5 Aug: New ways of measuring performance needed - UNISON comments on Auditor-General's NHS report Index July 2004 29 July: UNISON pursues recruitment company back to Philippines 12 July: UNISON welcomes commitment to public services and urges adoption of PFI changes in Scotland Pay modernisation for consultants = an average of £24,000 per annum pay, Modernisation for nurses and other NHS staff = an average of £250 per annum claims UNISON Index June 2004 21 June: UNISON calls for equal pay before the law for police staff 11 June: UNISON threatens strike if council privatises staff 9 June: Early Years Review demonstrates crucial role of nursery nurses Index May 2004 27 May: UNISON congratulates South Ayrshire Council on Anti -Racist unity 26 May: UNISON condemns rise in NHS Assaults 21 May: Successful union initiative brings workers back to learning 18 May: UNISON calls on Scottish Enterprise boss to come clean 14 May: UNISON call for sacking of private contractors following TV food expose 13 May: Time to praise NHS workers and other emergency staff, says UNISON 12 May: UNISON welcomes cleaning specifications 9 May: Big councils prolong nursery dispute with low pay offers 6 May: Failures are accepted but social work pressure must be recognised 5 May: www.unison-scotland.org.uk/carealert launch Index April 2004 29 April: UNISON calls on Executive to abandon new criminal justice quango 26 April: 'Big Brother' surveillance dominates Scotland's call centres 23 April: Fife school banner design 'links past with future' 21 April: Nursery nurses to investigate local deals in attempt to break the deadlock 20 April: Public services central to economic success 19 April: STUC backs Nursery Nurses 19 April: Health Minister Supports Energy Awareness Training for Health Workers 19 April: UNISON to mobilise anti-BNP vote 8 April: Life sentence for nurse attacker sends out powerful message 8 April: PRESS STATEMENT Nursery Nurse Dispute Index March 2004 29 Mar: Nursery Nurses - If CoSLA won't come to the table...? 26 Mar: Nursery Nurses - UNISON accepts councils' invitation 24 Mar: Child protection risk must be recognised 18 Mar: Nursery nurses go Forth to cross boundaries -even if CoSLA doesn't want their pay to!! 17 Mar: WIN-WIN BUDGET - SAYS UNISON 11 Mar: UNISON urges CoSLA to take up Parliament call for negotiations 5 Mar: Nursery Nurse demo to call for Scottish Executive intervention 2 Mar: New quango will not stop re-offending - UNISON 1 Mar: Nursery nurses strike action start Index February 2004 24 Feb: NHS pay modernisation faces rejection unless repackaged 24 Feb: Nursery nurses action to start on I March 21 Feb: UNISON chief warns Labour over two-tier workforce pledge 17 Feb: Failed PFI Firm asked to comment on new PFI schemes 17 Feb: Nursery nurses register massive vote against low pay 6 Feb: "Mystifying, irrational, unreasonable, unfair, cynical, spurious, aggravated and illegal". Employment Tribunal finds race discrimination in Glasgow City Council Asylum Project 4 Feb: Days of action hit nurseries as UNISON calls for CoSLA to negotiate Index January 2004 23 Jan: More staff involvement needed to provide unified care 21 Jan: Petition calls for better quality food in hospitals and more pay for chefs 14 Jan: Nursery nurses to ballot on all-out strike PFI firm crises highlight risk and competition failures UNISON calls for 'critical debate' on O'Brien Inquiry Index December 2003 Workforce must share in local government settlement UNISON calls for 16 year-old councillors Pre-Budget Report - UNISON reaction Parents and nursery nurses join forces to confront CoSLA Nursery nurse dispute - UNISON condemns employers misinformation Tories on a 'Passport to Nowhere' Says UNISON Overseas nurses meet in Glasgow Edinburgh Congestion Charges -Tax on the NHS warns UNISON Index November 2003 24 Nov: New nursery nurse action seeks to push Scottish employers back to table 21 Nov: UNISON calls for action plan following assault on nurse in Perth Foundation hospitals vote 'like Poll Tax in reverse' Index October 2003 31 Oct: Consultants 8.5% pay rise having demoralising effect on NHS, says UNISON 27 Oct: Nursery Nurses - Fourth week of strikes as employers refuse to budge 20 Oct: Public safety continues to be low priority, despite good enforcement by Scottish councils 17 Oct: Employers refusal to negotiate prolongs nursery nurse strikes 16 Oct: UNISON accuses Scottish Executive of complacency as Scottish nurses are stabbed, head-butted, sexually assaulted and threatened with guns 16 Oct: 'Lust for blame' may mean social work problems will not be addressed - UNISON 13 Oct: Southern General porters' deal lifts strike threat 12 Oct: Public service workers becoming 'society's punchbags' says UNISON 7 Oct: Edinburgh Nursery Nurses lobby First Minister and public as anger grows - UNISON Edinburgh Branch website. 7 Oct: Review Maternity Services across the whole of Scotland, says UNISON 6 Oct: 'Insulting' offer provokes new wave of nursery nurse strikes Index September 2003 16 Sept: Nursery Nurses Rally in Edinburgh as Scotland-wide strikes take effect 12 Sept: Rally to launch further nursery action as employers 'offer' a sham 11 Sept: Ancillary staff set to strike at Hairmyres Hospital 10 Sept: Nursery Nurses condemn 'misleading' Bosses’ Briefings 10 Sept: Rally of support for Nursery Nurses 09 Sept: UNISON calls for an ethical health policy 4 Sept: It's not vested interests - it's what works! Trunk Roads Privateers fail again Index August 2003 29 August: Wake up call for Scottish energy industry 25 August: Nursery nurses move to week-long strike. 20 August: Fair pay for NHS chefs demand as UNISON launches NHS Food for Good Charter 11 August: UNISON says Employers' investigation into Nursery Nurses is flawed 7 Aug: Scots think elected bodies deliver services better than quangos 4 Aug: Scottish Exec figures show increasing pressure on nurseries as strike action hits East and West Dunbartonshire Index July 2003 29 July 3-day nursery nurse strike action hits Central Scotland and Dundee 21 July Scottish nursery nurse strikes continue - now it’s Inverclyde 15 July Nursery Nurses even more determined as second phase of action starts 8 July UNISON launches 10% pay campaign for nurses - Scotland's poorest paid professionals 4 July UNISON cries 'foul' on Argyll's bid to privatise schools UNISON celebrates 10th Birthday with vow to continue campaigns Index June 2003 Principles are needed to renew Scottish public services UNISON Nursery Nurses in National Demonstration – Tuesday 24 June. Tories call for wholly privatised Scottish Water Scottish police staff feel undervalued and stressed Employers 'fail parents' as nursery strikes go on Water privatisation means higher bills Nursery Nurses strikes go into fourth week Highland Nursery Nurses to strike UNISON accuses Scottish Executive of complacency, as survey highlights extensive violence in public sector, including serious sexual assaults No movement in nursery talks UNISON calls for movement in nursery talks Attacks on public service workers should all be treated as 'serious assaults' - poll UNISON calls for movement in nursery talks Index May 2003 Nursery Nurses to lobby CoSLA Nursery nurse strike action to target specific areas Nursery nurse strike action spreads across Scotland Nursery nurse strike action starts in the West Scots want fairly paid staff to deliver their public services 2-day nursery nurse strike action targets different areas Scotland's Nursery Nurses vote to Strike Index April 2003 UNISON launches Violence Survey UNISON CALLS FOR SCOTTISH GUIDANCE ON SEVERE ACUTE RESPORATORY SYNDROME (SARS) UNISON steps up its election campaign PFI hospitals fail patients and staff - Speaking out in UNISON against PFI Social Workers demand review Index March 2003 Media must make room for local elections - STUC Index February 2003 27 Feb: NHS White Paper – Practical, Pragmatic, Principled 27 Feb: Waiting Time Figures - Scotland should celebrate NHS and congratulate staff says UNISON 24 Feb: Nursery nurses take step nearer strike 24 Feb: UNISON welcomes white paper but attacks competition in energy markets 22 Feb: UNISON challenges parties to revitalise Scottish public services 22 Feb: UNISON decides on anti - Euro stance 19 Feb: Violent attacks on all public service workers must be stopped Index January 2003 Jan 31: Hospitals cleaned by private contractors twice as dirty, UNISON. Jan 28:UNISON welcomes Jailing of man who assaulted nurse Jan 23: UNISON issues 3 point action plan in light of hospital acquired infection report Jan 20: UNISON welcomes NHS low pay deal Jan 14: Government must back staff to deliver better public services Jan 10: UNISON throws its weight behind 129 MSP's Jan 07: UNISON challenges SNP over NHS managers figures Jan 06: UNISON's 10th birthday in 2003 Jan 03: UNISON welcomes 4% pay rise for Scotland's local government workers in 2003 Jan 01: Celebrate the NHS and appreciate the staff who deliver care - says UNISON Index December 2002 Dec 31: UNISON to launch Scottish election campaign Dec 30: Cultural provision needs less outsourcing and more national guidelines Dec 27: Protocol agreement begins to halt staff transfers Dec 23: UNISON calls on First Minister to adopt six- point action plan to reduce NHS staff violence Dec 23: UNISON welcomes further staff back in-house Dec 19: UNISON welcomes Argyll vote to stay in-house Dec 18: Manifesto Proposals to End Fuel Poverty in Scotland Dec 17: Failing firm bids to take over Argyll's services Dec 13: No Staff Transfer in PFI Dec 11: Scotland's overseas nurses to get support network from biggest union Dec 7: Scotland's largest union to throw weight behind firefighters Dec 4: To reform public services PFI/PPP must be scrapped - UNISON Index November 2002 28 Nov - AGENDA FOR CHANGE - UNISON REACTION 27 Nov - Public services need fairly paid staff to deliver reforms - UNISON warns UNISON welcomes step forward in eliminating two-tier workforce Glasgow Hospitals - UNISON urges return to work Index October 2002 "END NHS POSTCODE PAY LOTTERY" SAYS UNISON 24 Oct: UNISON urges NHS to stop needlestick injuries with new safer needles 23 Oct: "Scottish Executive missing vital components in Hospital Acquired Infections Action Plan" says UNISON 17 Oct: UNISON welcomes Executive Nurse Recruitment Initiative but warns that low pay must be resolved 15 Oct: Another major victory for UNISON against low pay in the Health Service 15 Oct: Major victory for UNISON against low pay in the Health Service 15 Oct:Ayrshire & Arran: Talks fail to deliver for low paid health staff so UNISON moves to ballot 14 Oct: UNISON launches six point action plan to reduce NHS staff violence Hearts - Show Racism the Red Card Launch "Bridge the NHS pay gap or risk losing essential staff" says UNISON UNISON welcomes Parliamentary call to protect PPP workforce Index September 2002 Budget Plans 'fail to address problems' - UNISON Nursery staff need review to give them clear career choices - UNISON Don't waste Spending Review cash on private profits - UNISON Index August 2002 UNISON Mela sponsorship 'Celebrates all that's best in Scotland' Social workers need pay and resources to resolve crisis - UNISON "Argyll and Clyde five pounds and hour pay deal is wake-up call for the Scottish Health Service" says UNISON "Five Pounds an hour– Its time has come" says UNISON Index July 2002 "GRADING DEFICIENCY LEADING TO NURSING CRISIS" WARNS UNISON UNISON wins contract victory at Victoria Infirmary. "No time for HIV scaremongering" warns UNISON Education reforms at risk unless support staff involved - UNISON European Investigation into Housing Stock Transfer - UNISON response One in five Scottish nurses could be substantially underpaid "Use Labour Party Postcard consultation to oppose PPP in the NHS" says UNISON - 8 July Index June 2002 Press Call for 27 June:UNISON's 20,000 signature nursery nurses petition to be submitted to Scottish Parliament Time to remove private contractors from the NHS, says UNISON Shetland Council Job Loss - UNISON response UNISON welcomes new report backing free school meals bill UNISON calls for PFI moratorium Welcomes Accounts Commission report Call centre survey highlights continuing health problems List of Scottish PFI failures grows - UNISON (5 June) Index May 2002 UNISON calls for extension of "guardian angel" protection project Prosecute violent relatives who abuse NHS staff says UNISON UNISON call for calm over HIV positive staff member UNISON welcomes House of Commons Select Committee report on private practice Index April 2002 Largest union backs school meals bill UNISON calls for strategy to address skills shortages in local government UNISON launches £5 per hour NHS pay campaign UNISON calls for new strategy on the disposal of dirty needles UNISON welcomes Health Care International into NHS family Scottish call to end fuel poverty Housing Stock Transfer - UNISON response Index March 2002 Lanarkshire nurses get Easter present Cautious welcome for Scottish Local Government proposals - UNISON Fingerprint staff backed by UNISON UNISON backs call for business rate return Pensions protection helps Careers transfer Glasgow Councillors risk surcharge in pro-transfer campaign Taxpayer to pay if PFI schools fail Index February 2002 Funding central to NHS debate says UNISON UNISON to comment on size of Scottish Parliament Scottish Local Government proposals "disappointment and missed opportunity" - UNISON HAVE A HEART AND END LOW PAY IN THE NHS SAYS UNISON UNISON Warns Scottish MPs "Don't wreck our hearts over public services" PFI scheme secrecy threatens McConnell's vision Nursery staff grading claim goes to all employers Index January 2002 "NHS ETHOS UNDERMINED BY NEW EDINBURGH HOSPITALS" SAID UNISON INFECTION SCRUTINY PLANS ONLY FIRST STEP - UNISON HOSPITAL CLEANING PROBLEMS SCOTTISH WIDE SAYS UNISON UNISON CALL ON SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE TO SACK PRIVATE CONTRACTORS AT GLASGOW’S VICTORIA INFIRMARY UNISON condemns 'pig in a poke' vote call UNISON welcomes Committee report on Freedom of Information UNISON looks for outside support for public service campaign Index December 2001 UNISON calls for Glasgow housing funding details to be disclosed Nursery staff warn of increased campaign UNISON disappointed by £1.50 per day increase for Scotland's nurses Partnership Learning Fund gives staff IT start Private beds won't tackle NHS waiting lists Public services central to success of Scottish Government UNISON takes 'positively public' argument direct to government UNISON ballots SEPA staff on attempt to cut wages Index November 2001 UNISON Annual Nursing Conference advises nurses to raise concerns about staffing levels UNISON condemns Lothian nursing cuts Environment watchdog staff claim wages 'unlawfully withheld' UNISON campaign steps up a gear with 'Positively Public' cinema ad UNISON calls for real modernisation and partnership to make services Positively Public Danger of two-tier Freedom of Information regime "Health Visitors Cuts Undermine Healthy Scotland Strategy" Warns UNISON "End Blame Culture in NHS" says UNISON British Energy Generation - Pay 2001, Industrial Action looms Index October 2001 Resolve NHS pay or face recruitment crisis, warns UNISON "Private Sector in National Health Service Immoral and Impractical" say UNISON North Glasgow Hospitals - Medical Secretaries’ Strike Suspended- Improved Deal Won! “Time to participate fully in the NHS family” UNISON call to BMA Scottish Water could privatise Scotland's water - UNISON Scottish police support staff get 6.5%pay deal UNISON survey shows needlestick injuries increased by short term savings UNISON call for a debate on the relationship between MSPs and NHS staff Public services only positive when publicly provided UNISONScotland response to Prime Ministers speech "INCREASED WORKLOAD AND STRESS CAUSED BY REALITY GAP IN NURSES PAY" - SAYS UNISON Health strike threat averted as telephonists get regrading Index September 2001 UNISON TO CHALLENGE NURSING SLAVERY "GET POLITICALLY INVOLVED" UNISON TELLS SCOTLAND’S 64,000 NURSES POLICE PAY DIFFERENTIALS HIGHLIGHT NURSING RECRUITMENT & RETENTION PROBLEMS Jury Still Out on Water Industry Bill Union hits out at Trust 'threats' Work together to deliver public services - challenge from UNISON Housing transfer challenge from unions Listen to SQA staff - UNISON UNISON launches Violence at Work Guidelines and calls for extension of 'Guardian Angel' Protection Project Response to Hospital Acquired Infection report UNISON calls for the end of Public/Private Partnerships in the NHS Index August 2001 UNISON response to First Minister's speech PFI not way to improve public services Bring roads contracts back into the public sector - UNISON Index July 2001 UNISON CALL FOR SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE GUIDANCE FOLLOWING POLICE RAID ON PSYCHIATRIC UNIT "OPEN THE BOOKS ON PFI HOSPITAL" SAYS UNISON UNISON call for drug use guidelines for nurses UNISON RECOMMENDS ACCEPTANCE OF MEDICAL SECRETARY PAY OFFER Index June 2001 UNISON welcomes more Glasgow staff back into NHS Trade unions increasing their relevance over last three years - UNISON Children's Panels face disruption as staff run out of patience Water industry report fails to address key issues - UNISON Nursing 'Summit' welcomed - but needs to address problems Medical Secretaries to debate Scottish Executive's formal offer Competition threatens Scotland's public water service 78% reject use of private companies to deliver public services All public service providers must be required to open their books Index May 2001 Freedom of Information - Glasgow meeting to discuss Bill UNISON DISCUSS EXECUTIVE’S OFFER OF SCOTTISH TALKS ON MEDICAL SECRETARIES DISPUTE EXTENSION OF NURSE PRESCRIBING IS 'PERFECT REMEDY' SAYS UNISON Index April 2001 Freedom of Information - Inverness meeting to discuss Bill Cleanliness in Glasgow Acute Hospitals, Launch of UNISON Survey Results Medical Secretaries - Vote of 'No confidence' in Lanarkshire trust management UNISON CALLS FOR MORE PUBLIC SPENDING ‘LIVING WAGE’ CALL FROM UNISON Index March 2001 UNISON members vote 'Yes' to pay deal Index February 2001 Single Water Authority - 'rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic' - UNISON End Public Sector Rage says UNISON Four-year inflation-busting pay offer to be put to UNISON members. Index January 2001 UNISON issue four point action plan to reduce NHS staff violence Water cuts will be at the expense of safety (12Jan) Careers:- welcome back to the public sector (11Jan) Trade unions urge - New year resolution for Glasgow's public sector housing Action suspended pending further talks UNISON calls for full Scottish freedom of information Competition plans 'will privatise Scotland's water' (2 Jan) Index December 2000 UNISON and Archdiocese sign recognition agreement (27th) Housing Bill - 'back to the bad old days' (26th) All we want for Xmas is to be brought in-house (19th) UNISON condemns derisory nurses' pay increase (18th) Santa to deliver to strike-hit school (13 Dec) Local government pay dispute window of opportunity (7th) University staff rally to demand justice from employers (4 Dec) All we want for Xmas is to be brought in-house (4 Dec) Bickerstaffe backs local government strikers (2 Dec) Bickerstaffe still 'Positively Public' (1 Dec) November 2000 Labour's day of shame, claim UNISON, as over 300 staff are privatised at PFI hospital Turning the tide on hospital infection rates - Invest in professional cleaning services, says UNISON UNISON RESPONDS TO COSLA’S IMPOSITION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT PAY AWARD Strike escalation adds to councils' problems (16 Nov) Third Day of Action as UNISON backs indefinite strikers (15 Nov) Council draws back from suspensions (10 Nov) Taking their Hats off to those on strike (Renfrewshire 10 Nov) Selective strikes start in local council pay dispute (1 Nov Update with lists of staff on strike) October 2000 APF backs Henry McLeish and Cathy Jamieson for Leader and Depute leader of the Scottish Labour Party UNISON action to escalate as 68% reject pay offer Deep sorrow at loss of Donald Dewar Archive Index September 2000 Implement the Sutherland Report in full, UNISON urges MSPs Hospital closures - do they lead to more elderly deaths? UNISON welcomes budget boost for public services ‘Poverty main reason why student nurses leave profession’ says UNISON Lack of council movement leads to strike escalation Local government spending pledge a step forward. Press Conference 12/09 Student nurses demand salaries Needlestick injury figures on the up “WHAT NEW OFFER?” Competition will privatise Scotland's water Strikes to escalate as CoSLA refuses increase Councils hit as UNISON strike bites Archive Index August 2000 Council workers vote to strike over pay Archive Index July 2000 Industrial Action Ballot starts today Stock Transfer Report A Missed Opportunity - A Response from UNISONScotland UNISON survey highlights violence increase in health service Archive Index June 2000 Alliance targets Scottish Executive on Fuel Poverty UNISON condemns RCN over charging patients proposal Strike ballot called as local government pay talks collapse March for Equality and Diversity - Saturday 24 June Edinburgh Archive Index May 2000 Treat Local Government as partners, not a problem Executive told 'Abolish Prescription Charges by Drug Company Levies' says UNISON More time needed for people's view on Hospital closures - UNISON Archive Index April 2000 UNISON reponds to proposed Glasgow Housing transfer UNISON widens campaign against council housing sell-off Unions attack lack of consultation as Glasgow discusses council house sell-off Archive Index March 2000 UNISON to sue Trusts and needlestick manufacturers over NHS injuries UNISON Scotland response to the Budget Private services must 'open the books' "End low pay exploitation of Student Nurses", says UNISON Scottish Scrap Section 28 Group Launches Campaign Archive Index February 2000 Dave Prentis elected General Secretary of Scotland's biggest union Largest Scots union to back section 28 repeal Council finances need independent review UNISON increases the Minimum Wage pressure on Brown Archive Index January 2000 First recognition ballot won in Scotland Water Charges include PFI Tax Nurses Pay - forward step but not solution - UNISON (17 Jan) UNISON General Secretary election starts PFI contracts still threaten staff and services (10 Jan) UNISON attacks report of 'Minimum Wage Freeze'(6 Jan) Experts gather to Keep Scotland Warm Finance clash between UNISON and Government (3 Jan 2000) Archive Index 1998/1999 Tribunal victory sparks union recruitment (31 Dec 99) UNISON appeals to members to pool policy ideas (27 Dec 99) UNISON backs local football derby for President UNISON leader demands pay justice for council workers Local democracy demands local funding control - UNISON New Education initiative unlocks NHS staff potential Equalities pressure on Scottish Parliament intensifies Local Authority staff get higher rise than in England DLO surpluses prompt warning on housing transfer McIntosh report should be accepted as a package, says UNISON (25 August 99) Millennium payments agreed for Scottish Local Government workers Scottish Local Government Staff offered higher wage rise than those in England (28 June 99) PFI announcement a first step, but no solution - UNISON (24 June 99) UNISON General Secretary calls on Scottish Parliament to scrap PFI (15 Feb) Government must deal with low pay for all health service staff (18 Jan) NHS has long term problems which will require long term solutions - UNISON (8 Jan) New Year sees UNISON initiative on public services (4 Jan 99) Scots say university fees should go, and grants should stay (29 Dec) UNISON calls for new deal on PFI in wake of Robinson resignation (28 Dec) Web launch for UNISON manifesto (3 Dec) Scots back right to stand for councils (16 Nov) Archive Index