Unison West Dunbartonshire

27/05/2026

📣 Could you be a UNISON Steward?

A huge thank you to our new stewards who will be undertaking their steward training over the coming weeks. Your willingness to step forward and support colleagues is what makes our union stronger.

UNISON isn’t just an organisation, our members are the union. Every steward helps ensure members have a voice, support at work, and representation when it matters most.

Interested in getting involved?
✅ Paid time off to attend
✅ 5 days of training
📧 Contact the branch office: [email protected]

Your voice. Your workplace. Your union.

27/05/2026

REMINDER: ⏳🎒 The UNISON School Uniform Grant opens at 12 noon on Wednesday 27 May for 24 hours only.

Be ready and check your eligibility here ⬇️
https://buff.ly/DVpE25X

20/05/2026

💜✊ A huge thank you to all of our guest speakers who joined us at today’s rally and stood in solidarity with our Grade 3 Learning Assistant members.

Your words, support, and commitment helped make today such a powerful demonstration of collective strength and sent a clear message that our members deserve recognition, respect, and to be properly valued.

Thank you to:
📣 Freya Smith – UNISON West Dunbartonshire Branch Secretary
📣 Lilian Macer – UNISON Scotland Regional Secretary
📣 Mark Ferguson – UNISON Scotland Convenor
📣 Sylvia Haughney – Education Convenor, UNISON Glasgow City Branch
📣 Mick Dolan – EIS Joint Local Secretary
📣 Tom Morrison – Clydebank Trades Council

We would also like to thank Cllr Clare Steel, Cllr Fiona Hennebryand Cllr Jim Bollan for their support today!

Your solidarity means so much to our members and strengthens our campaign as we continue to push for change.

Together we are stronger ✊💜

20/05/2026

20/05/2026

💜 Thank you for your support and solidarity today Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) , it’s hugely appreciated by both our branch and our Grade 3 Learning Assistant members.✊

20/05/2026

💜✊ A huge thank you to our colleagues in Eis West Dunbartonshire Local Association for their support and solidarity shown today.

Across West Dunbartonshire, schools came together and sent in photos showing staff standing alongside our Grade 3 Learning Assistant members or from within the school 📸🏫

This support means so much and sends a powerful message; school communities recognise and value the work Learning Assistants do every single day to support children and young people.

Today showed that this isn’t just one group raising concerns, there is a shared feeling across our schools that support staff deserve recognition, respect, and to be properly valued for the essential role they play.

Thank you to everyone who stood with us, shared messages of support, and helped make your voices heard 💜

Together we are stronger. Together we keep pushing for West Dunbartonshire Council to acknowledge and properly value the work of Learning Assistants. ✊💜

20/05/2026

👏💜 What an incredible show of strength from our Grade 3 Learning Assistant members this morning.

The solidarity and support shown by fellow school support staff and teaching colleagues was absolutely outstanding 👏🏽📚 It was powerful to see so many people standing together in recognition of the essential work Learning Assistants do every single day.

Today was also a clear demonstration of the strength of feeling among UNISON members who feel undervalued and overlooked. Your voices were heard loud and clear 🔊💜

Now let’s keep pushing and make West Dunbartonshire Council acknowledge, recognise, and properly value the work you do to support children, families, and school communities every day 💪🏽🏫

Together we are stronger. Together we keep up the pressure. ✊💜

20/05/2026

The staff, who support pupils with profound needs, are walking out in a dispute over how their jobs are graded.

20/05/2026

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgzrzj7my5o

Learning assistants in the area are walking out for one day due to a row over how their jobs are graded.