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Monday 19 May 2003

Scots want fairly paid staff to deliver their public services

As almost 5,000 Scottish Nursery Nurses prepare to strike to advance their case against low pay, the union backing them has released the result of an opinion poll carried out for them by NFO System 3. The results show that almost 90% of Scots think that the successful delivery of public services will not happen unless the staff are paid a fair wage and treated fairly.

"This result shows that Scots recognise how important it is, that the staff who deliver their public services are treated properly." Said Matt Smith, UNISON's Scottish Secretary. "If politicians are genuine about successful public service reform, then staff must be paid a fair wage."

The poll has been carried out as part of a campaign UNISON is running to Revitalise Scotland's Public Services. The union has issued eight principles for the delivery of successful public services. These include principles of democratic control and innovation and also the need for fair pay and conditions for staff. The union ran a number of adverts, issued a magazine to all its 150,000 members and issued a manifesto to all candidates in the Scottish Election.

Matt Smith says that the campaign will now target Government and MSP's "We welcome the Government's commitment to empower front-line staff in its programme," He said. " But unless staff are fairly paid and treated they cannot contribute to the full. To recruit and retain the high quality staff our public services need, they need proper pay, training, equal opportunities, family friendly policies, trade union recognition and full collective bargaining. The days of low pay in our public services, like nursery provision, must be over"

The union is planning a major event at the Scottish Parliament in Late June to clebrate its 10th Anniversary and to advance its policies and campaign.


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[Notes to the Editor - Details of opinion poll finding Fair Pay for Public service staff - Details of opinion poll finding

The poll was carried out between 23 - 29 Apr 2003. 956 Adults throughout Scotland were asked the following question "Public services cannot be delivered successfully unless the people providing them are paid a fair wage and treated fairly
Agree Strongly 67%
Agree Slghtly 22%
Neither Agree nor Disagree 5%
Disagree Slightly 5%
Disagree Strongly 1%.]

For Further Information Please Contact:
Matt Smith (Scottish Secretary) 0845 355 0845(w) 07771 548997(m)
Dave Watson(Scottish Organiser - Policy& Info 0845 355 0845(w) 07787 558 410(m)
Chris Bartter (Communications Officer) 0141-332 0006(w) 0771 558 3729(m)

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Monday 19 May 2003

Scots want fairly paid staff to deliver their public services

As almost 5,000 Scottish Nursery Nurses prepare to strike to advance their case against low pay, the union backing them has released the result of an opinion poll carried out for them by NFO System 3. The results show that almost 90% of Scots think that the successful delivery of public services will not happen unless the staff are paid a fair wage and treated fairly.

"This result shows that Scots recognise how important it is, that the staff who deliver their public services are treated properly." Said Matt Smith, UNISON's Scottish Secretary. "If politicians are genuine about successful public service reform, then staff must be paid a fair wage."

The poll has been carried out as part of a campaign UNISON is running to Revitalise Scotland's Public Services. The union has issued eight principles for the delivery of successful public services. These include principles of democratic control and innovation and also the need for fair pay and conditions for staff. The union ran a number of adverts, issued a magazine to all its 150,000 members and issued a manifesto to all candidates in the Scottish Election.

Matt Smith says that the campaign will now target Government and MSP's "We welcome the Government's commitment to empower front-line staff in its programme," He said. " But unless staff are fairly paid and treated they cannot contribute to the full. To recruit and retain the high quality staff our public services need, they need proper pay, training, equal opportunities, family friendly policies, trade union recognition and full collective bargaining. The days of low pay in our public services, like nursery provision, must be over"

The union is planning a major event at the Scottish Parliament in Late June to clebrate its 10th Anniversary and to advance its policies and campaign.


ENDS

[Notes to the Editor - Details of opinion poll finding Fair Pay for Public service staff - Details of opinion poll finding

The poll was carried out between 23 - 29 Apr 2003. 956 Adults throughout Scotland were asked the following question "Public services cannot be delivered successfully unless the people providing them are paid a fair wage and treated fairly
Agree Strongly 67%
Agree Slghtly 22%
Neither Agree nor Disagree 5%
Disagree Slightly 5%
Disagree Strongly 1%.]

For Further Information Please Contact:
Matt Smith (Scottish Secretary) 0845 355 0845(w) 07771 548997(m)
Dave Watson(Scottish Organiser - Policy& Info 0845 355 0845(w) 07787 558 410(m)
Chris Bartter (Communications Officer) 0141-332 0006(w) 0771 558 3729(m)

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