International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT) is an important day to recognise, as sadly not every country around the world has the same rights. Equally, there are individuals that seek to undermine these progressive rights in Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom. We cannot let this happen!
Category: Newsletter
Retired members news
We’re getting “back to normal” but WE MUST STAY ON GUARD
It’s July 19th and the Covid rules have been relaxed in Scotland.
Health experts are warning that it may be some time (if ever) before we
can say that the Pandemic is over. In the meantime, you must stay alert
to the virus and follow the guidelines below ….
Retired Members News April 2021
Public Services workers must not be made to pay for COVID ….
UNISON and other Unions have called on the UK and Scottish
Governments to ensure that all public services are adequately
rewarded as we move out of the Pandemic. The Unions insist that Local
Government and other public service workers have gone above and
beyond normal duties in response to the pandemic – and have kept local
services going in the most difficult of circumstances.
Scottish Disabled Members Committee Newsletter Spring 2021
Last year we published a Coronavirus edition bringing together the main disability and health & safety issues our members were facing as we recognised that branches were all consumed in their response to Covid-19.
In this edition Covid-19 remains a main focus as lessons are being learned from emerging experience and research and includes disabled members’ stories on working from home during Covid-19 and also recovering from long-term post-Covid-19 symptoms.
Tony Slaven, Chair
