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- Speaking up for Social Work, supporting radical practice
Scotland’s Social Work Issues Group (SWIG) hosted
a very successful Fringe Meeting following Local Government
Conference on Sunday, entitled “Challenges for
Social Workers and the art of radical social work today.”
UNISON
is the union for social workers
Delegates backed a call from City of Edinburgh Branch
to mount an awareness raising and recruitment campaign
on the issues for members raised by the contempt of
court proceedings in Scotland, and had welcomed UNISON’s
actions in Scotland to protect and advise members and
to press for legal changes.
Proper
safeguards essential for the administration of medications
in schools
Delegates applauded action in Glasgow where pupil support
assistants forced the council to withdraw proposals
for all PSAs to administer medications to pupils with
health needs and agreed a range of measures to campaign
for enforceable national standards, backed up by comprehensive
guidance and training.
Build
confidence for members to act on pay
As Local Government members in England and Wales await
the outcome of an industrial action ballot on pay, Conference
backed a wide ranging campaign to encourage members
to take action for fair and decent pay... Scotland's
Dougie Black, Brenda Aithchison and Kate Ramsden.
Sign
up to Ethical Care and give home carers a living wage
not poverty pay#uLGC14 Renfrewshire’s
Brenda Aitchison brought a Scottish dimension to the
Ethical Care debate as conference backed a wide ranging
strategy to keep up the pressure to improve the working
conditions of our members in the care sector and the
quality of care to our most vulnerable citizens.
Collective
bargaining 'essential to the survival of the trade union
movement'#uLGC14 In an inspiring presentation
Professor Keith Ewing of Kings College London yesterday
called for union members to demand of the politicians
seeking our vote, a commitment to renew, rebuild and
restore collective bargaining structures “to raise
wages and restore fairness at work.“
Give
us back our employment rights
#uLGC14 UNISON will launch a Local Government Fair Employment
Charter before the next general election to underpin
a range of employment and human rights as delegates
backed calls for a future Government to restore and
improve on contractual rights
