UNISON Scotland Public Works Stop the Cuts Toolkit

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Powerpoint Resources from the Communications and Campaigns Committee:
Key Messages | Campaign planning | Using local media

Public services at risk

Our vital public services are at risk from austerity economics. Check out our interactive cartoon... and join the fight for public services >>>

The damage to our public services

A series of UNISON Scotland reports on how austerity is hitting public services and how we can protect them

Infographics

A great way to get the message across simply and effectively. Click here for a range to use.....

Public Works is the campaign for jobs, services, fair taxation and a Living Wage by UNISON, Scotland's biggest public service union. More updates on our Public Works blog - see also the UNISON Scotland blog plus UNISON Scotland Press releases

Resources for branches
to campaign against public service cuts. Get tooled up.

MORE CAMPAIGN RESOURCES

There is a Better Way STUC campaign site

False Economy:
Why the cuts are wrong
Website supported by UNISON and TUC

Public Works: UNISON Scotland programme to beat recession
Spring 2009
(leaflet pdf)

Public Works is the UNISON Scotland campaign for jobs, services, fair taxation and a Living Wage... and against austerity. This toolkit provides branches with campaign resources to save our public services from cuts to pay for an economic crisis caused by rich bankers

The fightback starts here

UNISON branches are faced with cuts in funding across public services, made worse in local government by artificial restraints on resources through the regressive Council Tax freeze since 2007. UNISON is fighting back – with a twin-tracked campaign at Scottish and branch level engaging user groups and communities to lead successful opposition to cuts.

Issues in the campaign

Toolkit contents

Public services at risk

Our vital public services are at risk from austerity economics. Read more here... check out our interactive cartoon... and join the fight for public services >>>

Manifesto 2015

Click here for pdf of the UNISON Scotland General Election Manifesto 2015 >>>

A day in the life

What have Public Services ever done for us?
Our public services are the most efficient way to deliver the things we need.
We all depend on public services and the people who provide them every day
A Day in the Life (pdf)
A Day in the Life (web pages)

Campaigning against cuts

A basic guide to campaigning
Assessing your campaign: an essential checklist
Communications: Getting the message across
Draft Press Release
How to produce a newsletter
Political Lobbying

Budgets and cuts

Selected briefings from Bargaining and Campaigns Team - see more on Briefings page

e-briefing: Scottish Government Programme 2015-16 September 2015
e-briefing: UK Summer Budget July 2015
Briefing 67: Policy - Public Libraries Strategy June 2015
e-briefing: Public Spending Cuts June 2015
Briefing 65: Policy - Queen’s Speech: UK government programme and Scotland May 2015
e-briefing: Public services election 7 May 2015 Mar 2015
e-briefing: Local Government Funding Challenges - Fiscal Affairs Scotland analysis Mar 2015
MSP e-briefing: Public Services Jan 2015
e-briefing: Draft Scottish Budget 2015-16 Oct 2014
e-briefing: Council Tax Freeze 2014 June 2014
Briefing 44: Policy - Paying for Local Government Nov 2013

Guidance for branches

Defending council services - needs-based budgets - challenge councils to prepare and publish alternative budgets based on needs
Reading a council budget - guidance on accessing and making sense of local government accounts
Job reductions - negotiating guidance - issues and resources when dealing with jb reductions
Redundancy - legal guidance
Redundancy - pensions guidance - (to be added)
Equality duties- guidance on accessing and making sense of local government accounts

Public sector pensions - key facts, challenging the myths

UNISON Scotland Pensions pages - with articles and links

Recruitment - (to be added)

Keep UNISON informed – Cuts Impact Assessment form 2015
For branches to provide information about cuts to jobs and service so we can target our campaigning (NB Word document - right clickto download - around 1MB)

Page updated: 9 September 2015

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