Petrol station and airport fuel supplies are facing disruption as workers at Exxon’s Southampton oil refinery fight for a fair wage from their “filthy rich” employer, Unite said today (March 29)….Read more…
Above-inflation pay rise critical to resolving NHS staff crisis, says UNISON
Money worries are affecting the focus of NHS staff at work
The article Above-inflation pay rise critical to resolving NHS staff crisis, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Why we walked out of UNISON Community Conference? because a man dismissed for bullying & harassing 14 women was chairing it
A week ago there was a walkout of UNISON delegates and Service Group Executive from our annual Community conference, which was held in Glasgow. This has never happened before in Community.
This was an unplanned and spontaneous walk out since we h…Read more…
Your rights on returning to work after having a baby
This Mothers Day, Wales TUC’s Ffion Dean discusses her experiences of becoming a mother, her thoughts about returning to work, and what your rights are after having a baby.Read more…
Easter worries for Heathrow travellers
Heathrow passengers are being warned of problems over the Easter holidays as baggage maintenance engineers take strike action over a pay freeze. Unite, said more than 160 of its members employed by…Read more…
Education catch-up plans won’t work if teaching assistants and other support staff are ignored
Pivotal roles should be recognised and rewarded
The article Education catch-up plans won’t work if teaching assistants and other support staff are ignored first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Business and transport failing late-night workers
Nearly six in ten workers (58 per cent) report that their employers have never provided them with safe transport home after work, a new poll for Unite the union reveals today (March 28). The poll…Read more…
‘Our support will not stop’
Trade unionists gathered in Coventry on Saturday (March 26) to stage a rally in support of Coventry’s striking refuse drivers. They are standing up against the shameful tactics of an anti-union…Read more…
Get me home safely
When hotel worker Caitlin Lee left for home after a late Friday night shift last year, she knew it would be another struggle to find safe transport. Not only are taxis in Glasgow hard to come by so…Read more…
UK/US steel tariffs deal reached
Trade unions representing thousands of workers in the UK steel industry have welcomed the agreement reached between the UK and US governments on the partial lifting of tariffs on British steel…Read more…
London ambulance staff lead humanitarian convoy to Ukraine
Paramedics are driving 1,000 miles to deliver 10 ambulances to Ukraine health workers and relief goods to refugees
The article London ambulance staff lead humanitarian convoy to Ukraine first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Blog: ‘Warm words don’t pay the bills’ for university staff
It’s a shame on the whole sector that higher education members are struggling to survive on their university pay packets.
The article Blog: ‘Warm words don’t pay the bills’ for university staff first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Sharon Graham addresses Coventry bin strike rally
Solidarity sisters and brothers! I am humbled to stand with you today in Coventry. A city with a proud union history. I’m also privileged to be sharing a platform with Unite members…Read more…
NHS facing stiff competition for staff from high street firms, says UNISON
Report reveals Amazon and Aldi among those offering wages that exceed NHS lowest hourly rates
The article NHS facing stiff competition for staff from high street firms, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
View from my Chair: Northward Hill and Halstow Marshes
If you like big skies, bird song, isolation and spring blossom, then this 8 mile energetic circular walk is for you. Gill and I drove down from East London in around 51 minutes (sorry, public transport is not great for this walk) and parked in the RSPB…Read more…
“Your opinion matters to me John” Christina asks members about a UNISON College
Dear John, When I was elected as your general secretary, one of my key pledges was establishing a UNISON college. And now this pledge is starting to take shape. The past year has seen work happening to…Read more…
The Chancellor must use the spring statement to help workers facing falling wages and soaring bills
The Chancellor needs to learn the lessons of the pandemic, and act now to support workers from threats beyond their control. That’s the best way to protect working families and the economy.Read more…
From P&O to private schools: protect workers from a hire and fire culture
P&O Ferries’ attempt to bypass employment laws in its dismissal of 800 seafarers is the product of many of the same woeful UK labour rights that allow fire-and-rehire.Read more…
How can the trade union movement raise our voices for action against racial discrimination?
The theme of this year’s UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination was ‘voices for action against racism’. Now that we have raised our voices, what actions can the trade…Read more…
Chancellor’s Spring Statement fails families who need help now
In the midst of the biggest wages and bills crisis in living memory, Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement has failed families who need help now.Read more…