Bill proposing to give unions a seat on all university courts dye to receive third reading in Scottish Parliament
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UNISON backs Scottish higher education reform bill
Stop the cruelty
Tomorrow (March 9) hundreds of thousands of people will protest at the Tories’ cruel benefit sanctions. Vulnerable people up and down the country are being punished for the ‘crime’ of being victims…Read more…
Universities in the money?
UNISON calls on higher education employers to invest in staff after £1bn+ surplus unveiled for third year in a row
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UNISON disappointed at NHS pay recommendation for 2016/17
Commenting on the announcement today (Tuesday) from NHS Pay Review Body of its proposals on pay for 2016/17, UNISON Head of Health Christina McAnea said: “It’s disappointing for NHS workers that the…Read more…
NEC by-election: higher education general seat
A will be held ballot between 13 March and 22 April for the higher education general seat on the NEC
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A message that must run through our union every single day
Our union will always stand up and speak out on pay, on justice, on representation and on violence against women. That’s a message that isn’t simply for International Women’s Day – it’s a message…Read more…
Unions call for urgent talks with Npower over job losses
Commenting on the announcement from Npower today (Tuesday) that 2,400 jobs are to go, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “At the weekend Npower employees had to find out from the media that…Read more…
The impact of motherhood on pay
On Sunday we celebrated mothers’ day, a day when we show our appreciation for the often unsung and uncelebrated hard work of mothers. Today, on International Women’s Day, the TUC has published research that finds mothers are not so valued in the workplace. In fact, the research confirms the…Read more…
Claudia Julieta Duque – An international woman
The trial now underway in Colombia’s capital, Bogotá, has rightly been described as “a landmark case” and one that serves as a great opportunity to celebrate International…Read more…
Islanders demonstrate against the impact of the Government’s ‘austerity’ measures.
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70th Anniversary of the Cold War
Winston Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” Speech On March 5, 1946, the former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was invited to Fulton, Missouri by U.S. President Harry S. Truman…Read more…
Good food for everyone
We have plenty of land in Scotland, and plenty of sea, and plenty of skilled people, scientists and innovators. There’s no reason why we shouldn’t have plenty of good food for everyone.
That is the…Read more…
Npower needs to get its act together
No-one deserves to hear that their job might be at risk when they’re at home with their family at the weekend.
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Celebrating our health heroes
National Skills Academy for Health director Candace Miller explains how it supports and celebrates healthcare support workers
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Young members weekend 2016 – just two weeks left to register
Applications for the weekend in Leicester on 13-15 May must be received by 5 April
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UNISON speaks up for members in post-16 review
Union gets seat on ‘national area review advisory group’ for post-16 education in England as new government guidance issues
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All schools ‘should get the funds they need for success’
UNISON warns against ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’ as government launches consultation on a new English school funding formula
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‘Grotesquely cruel’
The coalition government’s benefits sanctions regime has ravaged the nation, punishing vulnerable people up and down the country for the ‘crime’ of being the victims of a failing economy….Read more…
Primary school teachers go above and beyond to give their children the best
If the recent media coverage of the new primary school assessment and testing arrangements are anything to go by you would think that primary schools are pretty horrible places to be right now….Read more…