Dispute Archive

The 2003/2004 dispute ended in May 2004 with the last councils settling. Full details on the settlements will follow when they are at hand. See the the Scotland in UNISON report of June 2004 for full details.

Scotland's nursery nurses have achieved local settlements after a year of selective action and up to three months of all out strike. They send their thanks for the messages of support from home and around the world.

See below for archived news and pictures from the dispute.

• 9 June: Early Years Review demonstrates crucial role of nursery nurses
• 4 June: All Councils have now settled. Details of available settlements to follow.
• Check latest events here
• 28 May: Edinburgh nursery nurses accept new deal (Edinburgh UNISON site)
• 10 May: Big councils prolong nursery dispute with low pay offers
• 23 April: What was the decision of the Nursery Nurses Delegate Meeting re local talks?
• 21 April: Nursery nurses to investigate local deals in attempt to break the deadlock
• 20 April: Glasgow members are planning a lobby at the SECC
• 16 April: Fife march in Dunfermline 21st April
• 13 April: Photos from today's rally in Ayr
• 9 April: New links page
• 8 April: PRESS STATEMENT Nursery Nurse Dispute
• 7 April: BBC reports Angela Lynes (UNISON) and Pat Watters (CoSLA) saying tonight's talks were 'useful' and hopes they will meet again soon. Look out for statement tomorrow.
• Tay Bridge event now 16 April
• Ayr March and rally on 13 April 2004
• 1 April 04: Despite rumours in the press, UNISON wants all nursery nurses to know that "We have had no talks this morning about nursery nurses. However we have received the offer of a meeting from CoSLA and we will take up the offer as soon as it can be arranged."
• 31 Mar: NURSERY NURSES MARK SUFFRAGETTE ANNIVERSARY WITH CHARLOTTE SQUARE VIGIL - UNISON Edinburgh Branch
• Comment from UNISON on the First Minister's comments today on the Nursery Nurses dispute - 30/3/04
• 29 Mar: If CoSLA won't come to the table...?
• Nursery Nurses - UNISON accepts councils' invitation
• Send a letter to CoSLA-Nursery Nurse Demo and Rally, Edinburgh, Monday 29 March
• 22 Mar: 'Seven Councils' initiative - UNISON response
• Latest events - Kilmarnock
• 18 Mar: Nursery nurses go Forth to cross boundaries -even if CoSLA doesn't want their pay to!!
• 17 Mar: Possible debate in Scottish Parliament on 18 March
• 17 Mar: Have your say on the Scottish Parliament Forum on nursery nurses
• Got a Disco? How about helping the Nursery Nurses? -we need raffle prizes too!
• 11 Mar: UNISON urges CoSLA to take up Parliament call for negotiations - Plus link to parliamentary debate
• 9 Mar: Nursery Nurses rally to both of 'Edinburgh's Disgraces' (UNISON Edinburgh Site)
• 5 Mar: Nursery Nurse demo to call for Scottish Executive intervention
• 1 Mar: Nursery Nurse strike starts
• 28 Feb: New Poster/leaflet ready to use. In pdf format - just click on the icon, print out the leaflet and photocopy or print them off.
• 27 Feb: Why we are on strike
• 24 Feb: Nursery nurses indefinite action to start on I March
• 17 Feb: Nursery nurses register massive vote against low pay
• 4 Feb: Days of action hit nurseries as UNISON calls for CoSLA to negotiate
• 14 Jan: Nursery nurses to ballot on all-out strike
• MSP Briefing on Nursery Nurses - The need for a Scottish solution
• 13 Dec: The Herald announces that letters this week were 100% in support of nursery nurses.
• 11 Dec: 12,000 reasons for Edinburgh council to listen to nursery nurses
• 10 Dec: Parents and nursery nurses join forces to confront CoSLA
• 4 Dec: Nursery nurse dispute - UNISON condemns employers misinformation
• 3 Dec: UNISON condemns Glasgow Council: "Stop playing games and get back to CoSLA to open talks".
• 27 Nov - Action plans for December 2003
• 24 Nov: New nursery nurse action seeks to push Scottish employers back to table
• 27 Oct: Nursery Nurses - Fourth week of strikes as employers refuse to budge
• 17 Oct: Employers refusal to negotiate prolongs nursery nurse strikes
• 17 Oct: New leaflet for downloading (pdf 74k)
• 7 Oct: Edinburgh: Nursery Nurses lobby First Minister and public as anger grows
• 7 Oct: Events this week in Edinburgh
• 6 Oct: 'Insulting' offer provokes new wave of nursery nurse strikes
• Strike posters for downloading

• Poster front page 74k pdf

  Poster back page 92k pdf

• 1 Oct: Letter to parents underlines that for most nursery nurses, the offer gives extra hours but NO rise at all!
• 26 Sept: New round of stikes starts with Edinburgh - link to Edinburgh Branch Nursery Nurse pages
• Nursery nurses dispute Scottish Parliament online forum 24 Sept. Established to coincide with Carolyn Leckie MSP's members business debate on the subject in parliament on Wed 24 Sept. You can view the forum at www.communitypeople.net/
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• New Briefing on Nursery Nurse Dispute
• 16 Sept: Nursery Nurses Rally in Edinburgh as Scotland-wide strikes take effect
• 12 Sept: Rally to launch further nursery action after employers 'offer' a sham
• 10 Sept (3): Preliminary details of Rally in Edinburgh on 17 Sept.
• 10 Sept (2) Nursery Nurses condemn 'misleading' Bosses' Briefings - press release
• 10 Sept: Rally of support for Nursery Nurses - Press Release
• Action moves from 8 September to two days in week beginning 15 September as CoSLA report rejected. Major rally in Glasgow 13 September: Get Posters Here.
• Nursery nurses move to week-long strike
• 11 August: UNISON says Employers' investigation into Nursery Nurses is flawed
• 4 Aug: Scottish Exec figures show increasing pressure on nurseries as strike action hits East and West Dunbartonshire
• 29 July 3-day nursery nurse strike action hits Central Scotland and Dundee
• 21 July: Scottish nursery nurse strikes continue - now it's Inverclyde
• Nursery nurses even more determined as new phase of action starts across the country and throughout the summer
• BBC report on 24 June action
• UNISON Nursery Nurses National Demonstration sees major figures rally to support - Plus South Lanarkshire photo gallery
• Nursery Nurses strikes go into fourth week
• Highland Nursery Nurses to strike
• Dundee Rally photo gallery
• No movement in nursery talks
• UNISON calls for movement in nursery talks
• BBC News coverage of 29 May ' Fun Bus' Lobby
• May 29 Nursery Nurses to lobby CoSLA
• Saturday 31 May, Dundee Fun Day - Click here for details
• 26 May (Press Release) Nursery nurse strike action to target specific areas
• 24 May - more Frequently Asked Questions
• 22 May: BBC report covering Helen Dickson, nursery nurse
• 21 May: Nursery nurse strike action spreads across Scotland (press release)
• Pictures from the Glasgow Rally
• Click here to send a message of support to nursery nurses
• News from the Edinburgh rally
• 2,500 nursery nurses from Glasgow and the West of Scotland started three days of strike action across Scotland 20 May (press release).
• Click here for full details and action plans

On Saturday 27/04/2003 Nursery Nurses from across Scotland made their feelings known as they turned out in force in Dunfermline. Click here for East Dunbartonshire's Photo Gallery (Click on thumbnails for full picture)

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Saturday 31 May Dundee Fun Day:

March Rally and fun for the kids in support of the Nursery Nurses. Fun day for kids with face-painting, balloons, juice etc etc. Both the city's new MSP's are booked to speak to the rally. (Kate McLean MSP (Lab) and Shona Robison MSP (SNP)).

The assembly point is Greenmarket, Dundee leaving at 12 noon to march to City Square for the rally.

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