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Alex Duncan, the UNISON representative who led the extended cancer support initiative at the University of St Andrews (Pic: Submitted)

Praise for extended cancer support for staff at University of St Andrews

UNISON Fife branch has written to every councillor in the Kingdom to raise its concerns about the issue. (Pic: stevepb/Pixabay)

Union claims libraries in Fife schools are being ‘quietly removed’

Nurse Sandie Peggie, centre, arrives at an employment tribunal in Dundee

Exclusive Employers have handled trans disputes ‘really badly’, says union boss

Members of Unison have rejected the latest pay offer from Cosla, which could see strike action go ahead in future (Pic: Lisa Ferguson)

Threat of bin strikes remains as Unison members reject latest pay offer

Fifers have been warned of a "significant impact" on waste collection services during the nine-day strike (Pic: Lisa Ferguson)

Fife bin strike: union halts walk-out after new pay offer put on table

Fifers have been warned of a "significant impact" on waste collection services during the nine-day strike (Pic: Lisa Ferguson)

Bin strikes: Fifers warned of ‘significant’ impact in nine-day walkout

Could rubbish pile up beside bins across Fife if strike action takes hold?

Dates for strike action by waste and refuse workers in Fife announced

Kirkcaldy's recycling centre could be one of many hit if workers take strike action (Pic: Fife Photo Agency)

Fife's recycling centres workers, street cleaners vote to strike - schools next?

The report to councillors detailed the scale of the issue (Pic: Fife Free Press)

School staff in frontline of rising levels of violence and aggression

Fife College's Kirkcaldy campus (Pic: Scott Louden)

Staff at Fife College preparing to strike this week over pay

Schools across Fife have been spared further disruption (Pic: National World)

Strike action at Fife schools lifted after new pay offer is tabled

School support workers, cleaning staff and janitors are currently on strike in Scotland as the Unison union remains locked in a pay dispute with education chiefs. (Credit: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

Breaking Scottish school support staff stage strike in pay dispute

Schools face major disruption with strike action hitting next week (Pic: Nationalworld)

Pupils back to remote learning as Fife schools shut for three strike days

Schools will sit empty for three days next week as strike action hits across Fife (Pic: Submitted)

Fife school strike: pay offer ‘too little too late’ to avert action – union

Support staff at Fife College, who are members of Unison, are set to take part in a national day of strike action in September.

Fife College support staff set to join colleagues in national day of strike

The result of the Unison ballot was announced today. Pic: Contributed

Non-teaching staff in Fife schools could strike unless pay deal agreed
Non-teaching staff in Fife schools, who are members of Unison, have voted to strike over pay.
Fiona Dobie

Worker at the world-famous golf course may be balloted for industrial action over the pension issue

St Andrews Links Trust warned over 'fire and rehire' plan in pension row

International Day of the Midwife falls on Friday, 5 May in 202

Happy International Day of the Midwife 2023: How to get involved

Nursing strikes 2023: Royal College of Nursing, the GMB & Unison back new pay offer - but it’s not over yet

Breaking Nursing strikes 2023: Unions back pay offer - but it’s not over yet

Wilma Brown, health committee chairperson and employee director at NHS Fife.

Pay offer welcomed by health chair

Pro gender recognition bill supporters Scottish Trans hold a "Rally for Trans Equality" (Pic: Lisa Ferguson)

Section 35: the wrong issue for constitutional clash - Neale Hanvey MP

National ambulance and NHS trade unions have announced a day of strike action to take place tomorrow.

NHS advise when to use 999 as ambulance driver strikes begin today

List of all the strikes taking place in the lead up to Christmas 2022

Army staff helped operate ambulance services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

1,200 troops to cover for striking ambulance & Border Force staff

A group of fraudsters have been posing as ambulance staff and knocking on doors asking for financial support ahead of upcoming industrial action.

Fraudsters posing as ambulance staff seen asking for donations

Health staff stage their demo outside the Victoria Hospital

Health staff stage pay protest outside Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy

Refuse workers in Fife are set to walk out in early September, joining union members from other councils, like those in Falkirk, who are currently out on strike. (Pic: Michael Gillen)

Fife bin strikes: Refuse worker strike still on as unions reject latest offer
A strike by refuse workers in Fife looks set to go ahead next week after union Unite rejected the latest offer from CoSLA.
Fiona Dobie

Alex Rowley (Pic: Lisa Ferguson)

MSP warns of ‘dangerous’ staffing levels in Fife health service

Fife House

Union calls on Fife Council staff to strike over pay offer

St Andrews University accused of ‘failing staff’

An NHS tribute in Glasgow. Photo: John Devlin

NHS staff in Scotland to be rewarded with pay rise

A tribute to the NHS paintd by Abercorn Secondary School PE teacher, David Baird and artist, James Klinge. Photo: John Devlin

Union’s bid to reopen talks over Scottish NHS staff salaries

Work takes place earlier this year on the famous Princes Street floral clock in Edinburgh, which for its theme in 2020 thanks NHS staff and keyworkers. Photo: Lisa Ferguson

Health union demands a pay rise for NHS staff

UNISON says the Covid-19 crisis has exposed just how desperately the care sector needs reform.

Union’s plea for transformation to care sector in Scotland

Fife Council plans to furlough staff

These are your rights as a worker during the coronavirus pandemic

UNISON says the roles members have performed during the lockdown deserve to be rewarded

Union’s plea to reward workers for efforts during health crisis

A minute's silence will be held across the UK today (28 April) to commemorate the key workers who have lost their lives from Covid-19 (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s what you need to know about today’s minute’s silence for key workers

There will be added poignancy for this year's International Workers' Memorial Day as more than 100 frontline workers have died during the pandemic

Minute’s silence in honour of frontline workers

WASPI rally in Kirkcaldy

Fife women rally to call for pension justice

Scotland's employers are failing workers who face violence at work, says UNISON

UNISON launch campaign to scrap the 1% pay rise cap on NHS workers

UNISON has expressed the anger and disappointment of NHS staff at its recommendation to continue with a one per cent cap on wages.

Pay cap on Scotland's health workers must end

UNISON local government members across Scotland are being balloted for industrial action, including strike action.

UNISON urge council staff to vote in landmark industrial ballot

Union to ballot local authority workers

Derek Mackay is to unveil his first draft budget since becoming Finance Secretary.

Unions call for fair funding and fair pay

UNISON is considering its next move in the dispute over college support staff's pay.

Union considering action in college pay dispute

Unison has suspended its strike action which was planned for this week.

Strike action suspended in colleges pay row

Fife College boss paid more than First Minister

UNISON members across Scotlands 20 further education (FE) colleges will go on strike on Tuesday, September 6, as an autumn of discontent kicks off in the troubled sector.

UNISON launches national strike at Scotland's further education colleges

UNISON members across 20 Scottish further education colleges have voted overwhelmingly to strike in support of fair pay.

UNISON Scotland's further education members to launch autumn strike campaign

The second national strike of 2016 in the college sector looks set to begin as students enrol for autumn courses.

Strikes '˜very likely' for Scotland's colleges, says UNISON

A deal has been struck to end equal pay claims raised by Unison members against NHS Scotland.

Pay discrimination claims against NHS Scotland settled

Helen McDonald worked as a home carer for Fife Council for 12 years.

Former Fife Council worker - I'll fight for share of Â£50m

Workers under threat

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