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You are invited to attend the 2023 Scottish Black Members Networking day, which will be held on Saturday 28^th October 2023 at our Edinburgh Office. 

Your networking day is an amazing opportunity to meet your Scottish Black Members Committee, Black Members Officers and Activists from across Scotland.  Your voice and opinion is vitally important as UNISON members shape our committee, vote on important decisions and promote equality in the workplace. 

UNISON Black Members includes members with Asian, Arab, African, Caribbean and other Black or mixed ethnic origins or backgrounds.

Come along and get involved! There is no need to prepare a report or be an expert, all you need is yourself and enthusiasm to make a difference to Scottish Black Workers.  

Please see details below and register your attendance. We look forward to seeing you.  

This week we have seen our fellow workers from Schools and Early Years settings on the picket lines striking for Fair Pay for all. Bannockburn Primary and High School, Balfron High, Braehead, Borestone, Callander, Fallin Primary, Raploch Campus, St Ninians Primary and Nursery, Stirling High, McLaren High, and Wallace High all came out on 26, 27, and 28 September, many bringing their children and some also brought their dogs along.

The public honked their horns and waved, and some local people came along with flasks of tea and coffee showing support for our members who are striking for fair pay for all council employees.

Many of our members also joined the rally held at the Scottish Parliament building on Wednesday 27^th where they united with members from all over Scotland to protest against Cosla’s latest pay offer.

UNISON won’t trade pay for jobs and vital services that our communities rely on.

Today saw the first day of Stike action throughout Scotland. Stirling workers turned out early to stand up and be heard. Below you can see pictures from the schools and the picket lines. Please support your fellow workers, they are striking for all local authority employees for fair pay

This afternoon, after our initial deadline and COSLA’s additional extension, we received a further revised offer from COSLA see below.

The UNISON local government committee has met to consider our response to this revised pay offer.  Our committee has decided:

• The strike action planned for next week will proceed.
• The revised offer will be put to members in a consultative ballot (further details on this will follow)
• The recommendation to members in that consultation is to REJECT the offer.

We have written to COSLA outlining this and giving them our reasons for doing so (attached).

We are in the process of communicating this to the press and members but please feel free to share this on your social media channels.