UNISON Scotland
UNISON
Scotland: News, reports, submissions, responses, contacts
and all you need to know about the union in Scotland. Includes
links to all Scottish branches.
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UNISON UK
UNISON's
award wining UK Website (with links to other regions and branches).
You can join, change your details and get access to hoards of
news, information and campaigns.
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Trade Union
Scottish
Pensioners Forum
Labour
Research Dept (LRD)
LRD has a long history and remains the leading source of up to
the minute news and information for Trade Unionists.
Scottish
Trades Union Congress
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Local Government
COSLA
West
Dunbartonshire Council
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Government
Scottish
Government
Scottish
Parliament
Holyrood
TV
Scottish Councils after reorganisation (From "Gateway
to Scotland" by University of Edinburgh Dept of Geography
UK Parliament Web service (inc Hansard)
open.gov.uk
Government Information Service
Researchweb
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Professional Bodies
The
British Association of Social Workers - Scotland
4
Nations
Child Policy Network
A partnership between the National Children's Bureau (with
National Council for Voluntary Childcare Organisations), Child
Care Northern Ireland, Children in Scotland and Children in Wales.
A one-stop on-line source of free, 24 hour-a-day information on
policy developments relating to children and young people, covering
news, consultations, legislation and debates.
Scottish
Social Services Council
This website will tell you about regulating and registering the
social services workforce. You can also find information about
the education and training available in Scotland to develop skills
and qualifications in social work and social care. Find out about
the future workforce development in social services
Association
of Colleges South West Education (Aoc SW). http://www.aocsouthwest.co.uk/
Association of Colleges South West (AoC SW) is the representative
body for further education (FE) colleges in England, Wales and
Northern Ireland. AoC promotes the interests of all further education
FE colleges at ministerial level and works closely with key government
departments and agencies.
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Media
BBC
- you can get lost in here for weeks
Holyrood.com
is the essential site for anyone interested in Scottish politics.
You can share news and views on Committees and Cross Party Groups
in the Forum and you can find information on forthcoming policy
Conferences
The
Morning Star
The Scotsman
newspaper
The Daily
Record newspaper
The Herald
newspaper
Tribune
Scotland
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Scotland
Scotland.com Directory, email etc
Scotsmart
Scottish Directory
Scottish
Law Online
Scottish
Island Shopping (Argyll & Islands Enterprise)
Scottish
Enterprise
Scotland
24/7
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Campaigns and Other Links
Campaign
against chatroom paedophiles www.thinkuknow.co.uk/
NEW Govan
Law Centre A charitable community law centre based in
Glasgow Govan, but serving Glasgow and Scotland for unmet legal
need in certain areas. Site has free advice, caselaw & downloadable
forms for citizens, on subjects such as repossession, eviction,
debt, employment law, criminal injuries compensation and social
security law.
See also www.edlaw.org.uk
- their Scottish Executive funded site which provides expert advice
on education law generally in Scotland.
Hadeel
Fair Trade shop aims to provide a sustainable source of income
for craftspeople working in community based groups in the West
Bank, Gaza and Lebanon.
Janis
Hughes MSP
Lead
Safe Home (campaign against lead poisoning)
Markinch
Football Club
One
Workplace Equal Rights - Mainsteaming Equality and Tackling Racism
- One Workplace Equal Rights is here to tackle racism and promote
equal opportunities in the workplace by providing accessible information
and advice regarding your rights at work, including new rights
under EC equality directives, in relation to race, age, sexual
orientation and religion.
Show
Racism the Red Card
The
Scottish Labour Party
Scottish Legal
Action Group
The purpose of the Scottish Legal Action Group is to promote
equal access to justice in Scotland.
Scottish Council
for Voluntary Organisations
The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the umbrella
body for all voluntary organisations in Scotland.
Socialist
Health Association Scotland
Thompsons
Scotland Solicitors Trade Union Briefing- lots of useful
legal snippets advice on things like unfair dismissal etc.
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International
Community
and Public Sector Union (CPSU - SPSF Group) Australia
Community H.E.A.R.T - Supports Health Education
and Reconstruction Training in Southern Africa
UNISON
UK Global Action Page
for decent working conditions across the world
Cuba
Solidarity Campaign
The
Nelson Mandela tribute site
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