Unison members were surveyed about their mental health (Rui Vieira/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up More than a quarter of local government workers in Scotland have sought medical help for mental health issues in the past year, a trade union survey has indicated. More than 12,000 Unison members working across Scotland’s councils were asked about the pandemic’s toll on their health over the past year, with eight in 10 saying their stress levels had risen.