HISTORICAL FACTS: 6 - Caught on Camera

More than 1,000 Scottish Water staff to stage fresh strike in pay dispute

Unison members will walk out on April 22 and 23, following a one-day strike on March 28.

Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2025

Scottish Government offers 8 per cent pay rise to NHS nurses and staff

The Scottish Government has offered an 8 per cent pay rise over two years to NHS staff ...

The National (Scotland) · Apr 8, 2025

Second union at Edinburgh University ballots staff over proposed cuts

Unison has started a consultative ballot of 600 staff, while the University and College Union is carrying out a formal strike ballot of its members.

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2025

From rats to sewage leaks: NHS staff expose reality inside UK hospitals

A new survey of nearly 9,000 staff also reported sewage leaks, faulty lighting, broken toilets, and decaying ceilings

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2025

NHS hospitals plagued by rats, cockroaches and silverfish, staff say

Some 17% of staff surveyed by Unison do not think their NHS building is safe.

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2025

Scottish Water warned of further strikes unless pay dispute resolved

Workers on a 24-hour walkout said they have been made to feel ‘worthless’ by management as they threaten more industrial action.

Evening Standard · Mar 28, 2025

Union demands ‘fair pay offer’ after council workers signal strike action

The union said more than 92% of its members in local government in Scotland supported walkouts in a consultative ballot.

Evening Standard · Mar 28, 2025

Scottish Water executives ‘deliberately wrecked’ pay talks, claims union

It comes ahead of strike action by staff on Friday.

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2025

Thousands of jobs at risk in shake-up of English councils, Unison warns

Union says it will be a ‘travesty if crucial public services are shut down’ in mergers of some county and district bodies

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2025

Care workers ‘not paid enough to live on’ says union as charity faces walkout

Unison Scotland said it was the first time in more than a decade that staff in the charitable sector had voted for strike action.

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025