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NHS workers and UNISON members from Lothian Health Branch and Scottish Healthcare take part in a rally outside the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh
THE FUNDING crisis faced by many local authorities will result in huge losses of jobs and services unless the Scottish government invests in them, public-sector union Unison warned today.
Some parts of Scotland could see vital council services disappear altogether without an urgent injection of support, the union said.
A decade of cuts had left councils under “severe financial strain” even before the additional pressures imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, officials told Finance Secretary Kate Forbes today.
Roger McKenzie talks to general secretary of Unison CHRISTINA McANEA about the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on members, the local government funding emergency and the threat of Reform UK
The visa system traps workers with abusive employers, creating a vulnerable workforce scared to complain for fear of deportation — that is why we’re campaigning for a ‘common sponsorship’ model instead, writes FAVOUR DAVIDKING
