This month I retire from my job at UNISON Scotland. I have worked for UNISON and its predecessors for almost 38 years, and a lay official f...

The Scottish Government can support good quality employment by ‘blocking the low-road’ for employers and ‘paving the high-road’ towards an ...

At last night’s STUC event in Glasgow, a packed Concert hall heard just why Scotland overwhelmingly opposes the Anti-Union Bill. It showcas...

We took the Trade Union Bill campaign to the Scottish Parliament today. Scottish Labour used their time to ensure that MSPs had an opportun...

Labour market issues have been given very little attention in the independence debate. So today's launch of an ESRC funded research rep...

The latest figures on pay show that the the union premium, the gap between average wages of union and non-union members, has grown to 18.1%....

The Prime Minister is making a big play of his 'fairness' agenda at present. So let's see how far his concept of fairness stretc...

The May Day celebrations in Glasgow got a real boost this year with a range of events running up to the traditional march and rally. Theatre...

UNISON Scotland ran a different type of training event last weekend. Mobilise 2010 was a campaign skills festival. Instead of a convention...

I spent Sunday morning doing a couple of sessions at our new pilot course on trade unions and politics. The course was well received by the ...

We held a leaving presentation for UNISON Scotland's retiring Communications Officer, Chris Bartter yesterday. Chris is a well known f...

Great day today. Marching through Glasgow in glorious sunshine with thousands of UNISON members to defend our public services. UNISON Pre...

I led a meeting yesterday with my Greater Glasgow Organising Team responsible for supporting 18 UNISON branches that represent over 50,000 m...