UNISON Archives - RADICAL SCOTTISH POLITICAL WRITING

The struggle for Scotland: from marching to movement for the moment at hand

Keir McKechnie reports on how AUOB is changing not just to meet the times but to shape them too. Support

Stephen Smellie surveys the field and asks whether change at the top will presage change beneath. Over the next 18

Kate Ramsden argues we must take political advantage of the pandemic to rebuild our local public services Covid-19 has highlighted

Stephen Smellie charts a way out of the crisis in both short- and medium-terms Thousands have died in care homes

Helen Glancy reports on her work as a carer in the coronavirus crisis and highlights the persistent problems The role

Stephen Smellie recounts the pressures and learning curve to become a health and safety expert I am not a frontline

9th May 20209th May 202012 months ago Scottish Left Review 325 Views Bob Thomson, COHSE, NALGO, NUPE, SLR, UNISON, Yorkshire 2 min read

Bob Thomson recalls the life and work of ‘Bick’ following the launch of a website about his life and work

24th March 202024th March 20201 year ago Scottish Left Review 206 Views Mike Kirby, public services, UNISON, workers 4 min read

Mike Kirby surveys the terrain on which the battle to defend public services and their workers will be fought The

Mike Danson and Geoff Whittam summarise their research on where new local government funding can come from Local government has

18th March 20192 years ago SLR 459 Views Glasgow City Council, Glasgow Equal Pay, strike, UNISON 8 min read

Jennifer McCarey and Brian Smith explain the organising approach that produced strength from weakness October 2018 saw Scotland’s and Britain’s

18th March 201918th March 20192 years ago SLR 231 Views industrial strength, Legal campaign, members, organising, UNISON 4 min read

Peter Hunter outlines how UNISON has been pushing ahead on the organising front UNISON has a growing confidence in the