Unite members are being urged to sign an open letter to the housing minister James Brokenshire demanding combustible cladding like that used on Grenfell Tower be stripped from all buildings. …Read more…
‘Inspiring’ agreement
In a significant step forward for Unite and its relationship with insurance provider Aviva, the union and the firm have together hammered out a learning agreement that will give staff the opportunity…Read more…
Flour mill closure threat
The closure of Hovis’ Southampton mill with the loss of up to 70 jobs could have serious ripple effects that threaten a number of logistics jobs across the UK. Hovis Ltd announced on…Read more…
Higher eduction service group executive by-election
Nominations open on 8 October for vacant south west female seat
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Blog: Get ready for Grovember
Whether you’re working in a town hall or a private care home, you are a public service worker and you need the strength of UNISON around you – and every voice we add to the chorus makes us all…Read more…
We need 5,000 extra customs officers to cope with Brexit – but more cuts are coming instead
Front-line workers fear more cuts will leave the customs service unable to cope if the UK crashes out of the EU without a dealRead more…
Bumbles Green Walk
Off message but another great walk from the free Essexwalks.com site. “Bumbles Green” is within spitting distance of London. It is only 30 minutes drive from Newham and like most walks just outside London, incredibly quiet and peaceful.
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Blog: Low pay? No way
All these UNISON members want is to be able to earn a wage that allows then to support their families and. NSL need to get around the negotiating table, and come up with an offer that meets our…Read more…
Meet the Birmingham homecare workers fighting for their jobs
“We’re not standing for it because we’ve got children.” Birmingham council’s homecare workers are not taking proposed changes to their contracts lying down
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Order your 2019 UNISON diaries online now
Check out our new online shop and pay online
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Work/life balance attack
Strike action is on the cards over increased Saturday working for 18 transport drivers at AB Agriculture in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Unite the union said that its members at the animal feed…Read more…
‘Pay justice’ fight
Low paid cleaners at Luton Airport have rejected a pay offer from their employer Sasse because the offer does not meet their fair demand to be paid a Real Living Wage of £8.75 from this year. …Read more…
How to … recruit new members
Like any union, UNISON is only as strong and effective as our members acting together – the more of us there are, the better we are.
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Boris’ Brexit slammed as ‘unrealistic’
All-out war over Brexit consumed the Tories as the party began its annual conference yesterday (September 30), with Unite warning that all of the Conservative options for leaving the EU risk living…Read more…
‘Devil’s in the details’
Unite welcomed an announcement from the prime minister Theresa May at the Tory Party conference today (October 1) that the government will introduce legislation barring restaurants from keeping staff…Read more…
Protecting jobs, saving the planet
“Climate change is here. And so are its consequences.” Union reps in the energy sector met to take action on climate change.
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Camden wardens start five-day strike
Pay dispute with contractor NSL escalates in north London borough
The article Camden wardens start five-day strike first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Why a "no-deal" Brexit threatens health and safety standards
The government’s own papers show that crashing out of the EU without a deal would put our health and safety regulations at riskRead more…
The Tory in charge of Brexit has spent his career attacking workers' rights
Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab has described workers’ rights as “obstacles to British business” and UK workers as “the worst idlers in the world”Read more…