Hundreds of drivers working for the Liverpool based Home Bargains are in line for an 11.4 per cent pay increase thanks to Unite. The drivers and shunters reached the deal after months of…Read more…
Deal struck over Glassmullin green
A long running dispute between residents on a West Belfast housing estate and a nearby school over a community field has come to end with the help of Unite Community. Residents kept vigil over…Read more…
Review – Target: America, Hitler’s Plan to Attack the United States by James P. Duffy
What a great idea for a book: a review of the all the German plans, some completely bonkers, some plausible, to strike back at the United States during the Second World War. One of the…Read more…
‘Let’s wear our red with pride’
Unite has urged everyone to take part on Friday (October 18) in Wear Red Day – the educational charity Show Racism the Red Card’s (SRtRC) national day of action. The charity is calling on all…Read more…
“I felt like stabbing people – the emotions were that intense”
As the union of over a million women, and with nearly 8 out of 10 menopausal women in work, UNISON is raising awareness and understanding of the menopause. Because it’s a work issue
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Blog: A backwards step
Today Boris Johnson has unveiled a new deal on Brexit – and our unions’s position is clear, it’s a bad one for working people.
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New deal is a ‘huge leap backwards’
Commenting on the new Brexit deal announced today (Thursday), UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “This deal isn’t a step forward, it’s a huge leap backwards. It would risk every workplace…Read more…
Low-paid workers protest at UCL’s ‘callous’ employment system
Hundreds of UCL cleaners, porters, security officers and catering staff will demand their outsourced jobs be returned to the university, so workers doing the same jobs receive the same pay, pension…Read more…
Make your voice heard. How to make the NHS the Best Place to Work – a new engagement resource
The NHS has released a new engagement resource to help organisations speak to their staff about making the NHS the best place to work.
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World Menopause Day
The menopause is a workplace issue which means that it is a UNISON issue. Ahead of World Menopause Day on Friday 18th October, UNISON’s equalities team have launched their campaign on the…Read more…
Transgender Day of Remembrance 20 November
Every year on 20th November the lives of trans and gender-diverse people reported murdered in the last 12 months are remembered.
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Two high profile CPHVA vice presidents appointed
Two high profile figures have been appointed as vice-presidents of the Community Practitioners’ and Health Visitors’ Association (CPHVA) which is holding its annual conference in Harrogate on…Read more…
Race for Equality campaign launch
As part of Black History month, UNISON’s health team is proud to launch its Race for Equality Campaign. Let’s stamp out racism in the NHS.
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Refuse and recycling top public priority for council spending, says UNISON
Awareness is mixed around what public service workers do for communities
The article Refuse and recycling top public priority for council spending, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
Saving Sarah Chapman’s Grave & a Statue to honour the Matchgirls strike victory
I am a UNISON delegate to the TUC regional Council (LESE) which meets this Saturday and amongst the paperwork I was sent for it was an update on the campaign to save Sarah Chapman’s Grave in Manor Park Cemetery (Newham, East London).
Sarah (1862…Read more…
Four digital challenges for unions that might be better tackled as a movement
At the TUC Digital Lab, we ran a survey amongst our affiliated unions, looking at their readiness for digital transformation. We found a mixed picture, with a number of technical and cultural areas…Read more…
‘We will win’
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey made a blistering attack today (October 16) on hardline Lincolnshire council bosses attempting to impose a two-tier ‘divide and rule’ jobs role on their health…Read more…
Fighting for Bridgend’s future
The Welsh government has pledged to join Unite officials on a delegation to meet with the highest levels of car manufacturer Ford in the US over the future of the firm’s Bridgend site. …Read more…
European health and safety week is coming
UNISON vows to protect key safety legislation and protections originating in EU law
The article European health and safety week is coming first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘Together we are one London’
London’s buses are vibrant microcosm for one of the most diverse cities on earth – but they’re also sadly the scene of hundreds of hate crimes each year. Earlier this year, hate crime on…Read more…