Unison urges Scottish Labour leadership candidates to oppose SNP job cuts
Unison has demanded that candidates seeking to succeed Anas Sarwar as Scottish Labour leader commit to stopping up to 20,000 public sector job cuts planned by the SNP government.
Unison, Scotland's largest trade union, has made its initial intervention in the contest to succeed Anas Sarwar as the leader of Scottish Labour. The union demanded that leadership candidates pledge to halt the Scottish Government's plan to cut up to 20,000 public sector jobs.
Unison announced it would condition its endorsement in the race on a candidate's ability to oppose the proposed reductions put forward by the ruling Scottish National Party. The move places public sector employment and union relations at the center of the party's internal leadership debate.
Sources: The Herald