Growing our union is about ambition, confidence and visibility. UNISON members value us more when they see us regularly – and around the clock – in their workplaces.
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‘Clear answers’ call
Unite, which represents over 300 hundred workers at Ambrosia’s factory in Lifton south Devon, is seeking urgent answers following yesterday’s (November 13) announcement that the owners Premier Foods…Read more…
‘Under the microscope’
Unite, the UK’s largest union representing airline workers, said it would put any potential bids for Flybe under the microscope and that its first priority would be jobs after it emerged the Exeter…Read more…
‘Stand in solidarity’
Unite the union is deeply shocked and saddened to hear of the assassination of Abdullah Karacan, general president of Turkey’s DİSK/Lastik-İş (Rubber and Chemical Workers’ Union) and the attempt on…Read more…
UNISON reacts to Brexit draft deal between the UK and the EU
Any deal that fails to protect public services, defend rights at work and avoid a hard border in Ireland is a deal that’s bad for all of us
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UNISON demands justice for Abdullah Karacan
General secretary writes to Turkish ambassador over murder of trade union leader
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Employers encouraged to pay EU workers’ ‘settled status’ fees
UNISON publishes new guidance for branches, and a model letter to public-service employers, as pilot scheme is rolled out across the UK in November, based on employment
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Our education system is in crisis, the government must listen to our teachers if it is to be saved
The Government insists that school funding has been protected and is at an all-time high. But this is simply not true. In fact, £2.8bn has been cut from school budgets since 2015, in real terms,…Read more…
Beating the commuter blues
Rather than giving in to the commuting blues, more employers should set about starting to solve this problem. Those who do will be on their way to becoming employers of choice and will reap the…Read more…
West Ham All Saints Remembrance Service Sunday 11 November 2018
On Sunday I represented the Mayor and Newham Council at the 1918-2018 Remembrance Ceremony at West Ham Parish Church All Saints with Chair of Council Cllr Joy Laguda and our Director of Finance, Michael O’Donnell. With our local MP Lyn Brown, we each l…Read more…
Young workers month
Young people could be forgiven for despairing that the world of work will never work out for them, as new TUC analysis highlighting the chronic difficulties many younger workers face in the labour…Read more…
Pay not panto tickets
Unite the union, which represents hundreds of members at Bristol Waste, has described revelations that the company has spent £25,000 on pantomime tickets as “resembling “a bribe”, as the union…Read more…
‘Fragile’ economy
Any hopes of an economic boost were dashed today (November 13) as new figures revealed an unexpected rise in unemployment, while earnings barely rose against a backdrop of languishing productivity….Read more…
Save our shipyards call
Anger over the news that Babcock plans to shut the shipyard at Appledore is still raw following the recent announcement, but it is underscored by the determination of the workers and the Devon…Read more…
Are we ready for ‘Artificial Empathy’?
New technologies can offer social possibilities as well business ones, but only if workers are given a voice in how they’re developedRead more…
“Save Our Dinner Ladies” – Ladywood Primary School Strike, Grimby
“Our members at Ladywood Primary School in Grimethorpe, Barnsley, are in dispute with their employer over proposals to make 9 School Meals Supervisory Assistants (lunchtime supervisors) redundant.
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‘Significant commitment’
Corby Borough Council is throwing its weight behind a Unite construction charter that seeks to ensure that conditions for workers on construction projects under local authority control in the borough…Read more…
‘No-go zone’
London cabbies have sounded the alarm over gang-related attacks in Lisson Grove, an area in the capital that many taxi drivers have described as a ‘no-go zone’. While Lisson Grove, a main…Read more…
Get social, get growing
A few tips to make your Grovember posts perfect
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UNISON branch noticeboard competition
Help make the union more visible during Grovember and your branch could win £500
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