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Trade unions 'turn on Unison' over strikes targeting John Swinney's constituency

UNISON has been accused of using striking support staff in the First Minister’s constituency to help boost the pay for council managers ...

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Why are the SNP criticised for freezing council tax?

WHEN Humza Yousaf announced the SNP’s council tax freeze in October last year, it caught his then coalition partners in the Greens by surprise.

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A history of the SNP's pledge to reform council tax

THE SNP first pledged to reform council tax before they even came into government in 2007. So, what happened since then?

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'Political ploy': Fury as union members target John Swinney office over pay

UNION members who protested outside the office of First Minister John Swinney have been accused of a “political ploy” as they escalated their…

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John Swinney ‘deeply disappointed’ as striking union members protest outside office

FIRST Minister John Swinney has said he is “deeply disappointed” with strike action targeting his constituency after union members took their…

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Swinney ‘deeply disappointed’ as striking union members protest outside office

Unison’s non-teaching school staff are staging a two-week walkout in the First Minister’s constituency.

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Scottish Greens to debate withdrawing support for National Care Service plans

AN emergency motion opposing plans for the National Care Service is set to be debated at the upcoming Scottish Greens conference.

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Striking council staff to stage protest outside John Swinney’s office

TRADE union members protesting over council workers’ pay are to take their fight to John Swinney’s office in a bid to encourage the First…

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Striking council staff stage pay protest outside Swinney’s office

Unison members in the Perth and Kinross area are taking part in a two-week walkout which has closed a number of schools.

Evening Standard

Shona Robison says 'no more money' available for local government pay

SHONA Robison has said there “simply is no more money” to fund pay deals for local government workers amid strikes which have closed schools in…

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No more money available for local government pay, says Robison

Schools in the constituency of Scotland’s First Minister, John Swinney, are closed due to strike action.

Evening Standard

‘Second-class citizens’: Edinburgh councillors on UK's nations and regions meeting

THE Labour Government has been accused of treating Scots as “second-class citizens” after a meeting of nations and regions set to take place…

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Strikes to close schools in John Swinney's constituency for two weeks

UNION leaders have announced strike action that could close schools in the First Minister's local area for two weeks ...

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STUC urges Scottish Government to drop National Care Service legislation

SCOTLAND'S largest trade union body has become the latest organisation to call on the Scottish Government to withdraw the National Care Service…

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Common Weal: Why we won't support the National Care Service

The think tank says it cannot support the bill in its current form.

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Scotland's councils 'must urgently speed up reform', says public finance watchdog

Councils must urgently increase the pace of reform if they are to stave off “unprecedented” financial pressures, Scotland’s public finance…

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Health Secretary Neil Gray wants to ‘complete the job’ on National Care Service

SCOTLAND'S Health Secretary is seeking discussions with council leaders after they pulled their support for flagship plans to set up a National…

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Trade union to ballot 90,000 local government workers in pay dispute

MORE than 90,000 council and school workers in Scotland will be balloted for strike action in a pay dispute, a union has said ...

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Second union backs latest offer from Cosla – but bin strikes still loom

A SECOND trade union has voted in favour of a revised pay offer from the body that represents all Scottish councils ...

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'No more money': John Swinney responds to strike threat from council staff

JOHN Swinney has said “no more money” can be put on the table to settle pay disputes with unions in local government ...

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Trade union recommends teachers accept latest pay offer

A TRADE union has recommended teachers accept the latest pay offer from local authority employers ...

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Unison rejects latest pay offer as bin strikes to take place in 13 councils

COUNCIL workers have voted overwhelmingly to reject the latest pay offer from employers, Unison has announced...

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Digital exclusion report warns 15% of adults do not have skills to get online

A report from the Auditor General for Scotland and the Accounts Commission called for action to ensure Scots can access the internet.

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Probable suicide statistics show 'distressing' rise in lives lost

THE number of probable suicides in Scotland showed a “distressing” rise last year, according to new statistics.

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Council leaders make improved offer to unions in bid to avert bin strikes

COUNCIL leaders have made an improved formal offer to trade unions in a bid to avert bin strikes in Scotland...

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