‘All parts of the union are feeling the strain of the austerity agenda’
The article NEC vows to continue pay campaign into union’s silver jubilee year first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
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‘All parts of the union are feeling the strain of the austerity agenda’
The article NEC vows to continue pay campaign into union’s silver jubilee year first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Shameless Tories who are planning to hold a party at the National Coal Mining Museum have been warned they will face protests if the event goes ahead. The Dewsbury County Conservative…Read more…
Almost 150,000 people signed the petition calling to scrap the public sector pay cap, and as a result, MPs debated the issue in Parliament this week.
The article You forced MPs to discuss your pay…Read more…
The UK government needs to show it is ‘genuinely committed’ to upholding the peace process, says the union
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Under the Tories economic stagnation became political chaos – and Corbyn’s Labour relit a spark of socialist hope after a decades-long gloom. 2017 will go down as a turning point year. …Read more…
Urgent talks are being called for to seek assurances about job security, following the news that Hull-based biofuel producer Vivergo Fuels is to stop production. Unite represents repair and…Read more…
It’s been only the first year since nursing bursaries – which enabled student nurses to pursue their education for free – were scrapped. But now figures show a major drop in university nursing…Read more…
Members of Unite working in the construction industry will be lobbying Parliament tomorrow (November 6) as part of a nationwide day of action, in the ongoing campaign for justice for blacklisted…Read more…
The entire board of the government’s Social Mobility Commission has resigned in protest over Theresa May’s abject failure to deliver on her promise to address the “burning injustice” of inequality….Read more…
The blacklisting scandal first revealed in 2009, when it was discovered that thousands of construction workers were denied jobs, some for decades, because of trade union involvement, is far from…Read more…
A bogus self-employment case supported by Unite, which could set a legally binding precedent for tribunals across the UK, gets underway today (December 5) at the employment appeal tribunal in London….Read more…
The unions are putting the offer to their committees for consideration
The article Council pay offer to be considered by local government unions first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
There For You are now inviting applications for their Winter Fuel Grant 2017-2018. In order to be considered the survey must also be completed and returned with your form. Only one application per household will be considered. The maximum grant … Continue reading →Read more…
UNISON renews learning agreements to benefit public service workers
The article UNISON shows its continuing commitment to adult learning first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Write to your MP and DFID calling for a halt to support and funding of so-called ‘low-fee’ private schools in Africa and Asia
The article Help to stop the government using aid to subsidise education…Read more…
(My questions as a Councillor to last nights Newham Council Meeting)
Dear Kim (Chief Executive Newham Council)
With the permission of the Chair of Council, urgent questions can be raised by Councillors.
The special circumstances are that Councillors did not know of the write off of £52,000,000…Read more…
UNISON says the policy is pushing families into poverty
The article Two-child tax policy exposes the hypocrisy of the Prime Minster, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
The UK is backsliding on progress in the fight against poverty, with hundreds of thousands more pensioners and children suffering compared to four years ago. A report from the Joseph Rowntree…Read more…
Unite Community activists were out in force across the country this Saturday (December 2), demanding the Tories halt Universal Credit before it ruins Christmas for thousands of people. …Read more…