We’re not saying the Transport Secretary ‘should get involved’ – we’re saying he’s already involved.
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Unite secures pay deal at Prestwick Airport
Unite members based at Prestwick Airport have voted to accept an improved wage offer bringing the dispute to an end. The trade union has secured significant improvements to the pay, terms and conditions of over 80 members. On average workers will receive a pay uplift of around £1,500 and for some workers up to £2,000 […]
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Northern Ireland council workers in pay win
Unite’s general secretary Sharon Graham congratulated members of her union at Mid Ulster District Council on winning a decisive victory on pay. After weeks of strike action, a deal involving two pay point increases and a one-off £750 lump sum above that mandated by the National Joint Council (NJC) pay award. The pay offer was […]
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September conference will explore UNISON’s learning offer
The event will also offer learning activists the opportunity to find out how they can play a key part in shaping the future of the UNISON College
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Manchester NHS workers get back pay thanks to UNISON campaign
Healthcare assistants are re-banded after the union revealed that they were carrying out clinical tasks that were above the grade they had been hired on
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LabourList misleading on massive fall in Party membership
Our Labour Party has lost 90,000 members over the past year. The party’s statements revealed that the number of Labour members fell by 17.4% from 523,332 in 2020 to 432,213 at the end of 2021.Although our current membership is well below its recent pea…Read more…
UNISON activist: Solidarity with St Monica strikers
Care staff announce new strike dates over pay, says UNISONWorkers at St Monica Trust plan 48-hour walkout and two-day strike in AugustCare workers, registered nurses and residential home staff employed by Bristol-based St Monica Trust will take f…Read more…
‘Profiteering crisis’
Inflation has hit a 40-year high according to the latest figures published today (August 17), which showed the RPI measure of inflation skyrocketing to 12.3 per cent in July, up from 11.8 per cent in June. The newest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that rising food prices were the main driver […]
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Proper wage boost the answer as inflation reaches new high
Households need help to end the misery
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UNISON urges caution over new pension scheme (collective defined contribution)
UNISON is 100% right to be careful about this new “CDC” (Collective Defined Contribution Scheme) however, it should not be seen as a replacement for decent existing pension schemes but a realistic option for the so many workers in the UK, who hav…Read more…
Tackling drug deaths – Scotland’s national disgrace
Scotland’s drug-related death statistics are a national disgrace. In 2021, 1,330 people in Scotland died due to a drug overdose. That was more than three times the rate of the rest of the UK and the highest in Europe. As the chart below shows, this isn…Read more…
Record fall in UK wages
New data has shown that the value of UK workers’ wages has fallen at the fastest rate in over 20 years this June. The figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the real value of workers’ wages, measured against skyrocketing inflation, has fallen by 3 per cent in the three months to […]
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Aerospace supplier firm workers to strike
Skilled workers, based in Broughton in Chester, supplying manufacturers including Airbus, will take a series of one day strikes in a dispute over pay beginning tomorrow (August 17). The Metal Improvement Company (MIC), which produces coatings to protect a range of components for the aerospace industry, made pre-tax profits of £36.2 million in 2021, a […]
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Blog: A broken system – in our economy and in social care
Let’s show solidarity with members at St Monica Trust care homes, who are taking strike action as their employer tries to fire and rehire them
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TUC and UNISON ramp up cost of living campaign
October dates announced for lobby of MPs – put them in your diaries now, as Christina McAnea says the union is working to use ‘all levers at our disposal’
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Care staff announce new strike dates over pay, says UNISON
Workers at St Monica Trust plan 48-hour walkout and two-day strike in August
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Charles I: Killing a King
Last week I watched all 3 programmes on BBC iPlayer about the trial and execution of Charles 1. A mix of traditional factual historical presenting with clips of actors playing the main characters. The killing of a King following a lega…Read more…
Liverpool docks braced for disruption
More than 500 port operatives will strike over an ‘inadequate’ seven per cent pay offer, which Unite said is a real terms pay cut. In a ballot with an 88 per cent turnout, 99 per cent voted for strike action. The strikes, the dates of which have not yet been set, will bring Liverpool container […]
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BA staff in pay win
An increased 2022 pay offer for British Airways staff has arisen after Unite backed industrial action for check-in staff and a deal for them was agreed after tough negotiations. In welcoming the deal – overwhelmingly backed by BA staff – union chief, Sharon Graham, said BA still have “a long way to go to restore […]
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UNISON launches new pay campaign role for activists
Similar to pensions champions, the aim is to build awareness and help get the vote out in future ballots and consultations
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