Pandemic panic of the streets of Dundee, Dunfermline and Dumbarton from cruel continuing cuts
Kate Ramsden argues we must take political advantage of the pandemic to rebuild our local public services Covid-19 has highlighted
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UNISON
Crisis within a crisis: the failure of private sector care
Stephen Smellie charts a way out of the crisis in both short- and medium-terms Thousands have died in care homes
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Carers amidst the COVID-19 crisis
Helen Glancy reports on her work as a carer in the coronavirus crisis and highlights the persistent problems The role
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On the union frontline in a pandemic
Stephen Smellie recounts the pressures and learning curve to become a health and safety expert I am not a frontline
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Remembering Rodney Bickerstaffe
Bob Thomson recalls the life and work of ‘Bick’ following the launch of a website about his life and work
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Unions: first, last and best line of defence
Mike Kirby surveys the terrain on which the battle to defend public services and their workers will be fought The
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Revisiting funding local government and local services
Mike Danson and Geoff Whittam summarise their research on where new local government funding can come from Local government has
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Fair Work Convention inquiry into social care
Lilian Macer lays out what must happen to improve social care and the lot of social care workers Today in
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Equal pay victory – how Weegie women won
Jennifer McCarey and Brian Smith explain the organising approach that produced strength from weakness October 2018 saw Scotland’s and Britain’s
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Building power and winning big
Peter Hunter outlines how UNISON has been pushing ahead on the organising front UNISON has a growing confidence in the
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