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Dramatic headlines in the newspapers and reports on the radio tell stories about forthcoming egg shortages and price rises, and the impact on farmers and consumers. But they fail to mention how the workers looking after poultry will be affected. Unite the Union is naturally concerned about the way in which our members are being […]
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UNISON writes to Church of England and Catholic Church urging them to practice what they preach on fair pay
The article Archbishops must honour real living wage pledge for church school staff, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Reopening pay review body evidence is not the answer
The article Only direct talks will end NHS dispute, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Letter from national pensioners’ organisation says its members understand strains on services, adding that they will, where possible will support pickets
The article Pensioners Convention extends solidarity to UNISON members first appeared on the UNISON National site.
General secretary Christina McAnea calls for discussions on ‘insulting’ pay offer to staff working for the Environment Agency
The article UNISON seeks urgent meeting with environment secretary first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Check out on this daming BBC report and pictures on the dreadful conditions that so many of our military families live in. While I am broadly supportive of the often justifiable criticisms that Secretary State, Michael Gove has made of socia…Read more…
The rate of inflation easing only slightly according to the latest figures will be cold comfort for millions who are still struggling to make ends meet. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported on Wednesday (October 14) that the CPI rate of inflation fell from 11.1 per cent in October to 10.7 per cent last […]
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Following a series of strikes involving over 1,900 workers employed at Felixstowe, the UK’s largest container port, a deal has now been agreed to bring the pay dispute to an end. The two year pay increase is broken down as a seven per cent increase for 2022 and an additional one off payment of £500 […]
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Picture from yesterday in Wanstead flats, East London, after the heaviest snowfall for many years alongside a potential picket, who will be supporting the UNISON NHS strike next week (Wednesday 21 December) against massive real term pay cuts for …Read more…
It’s bad enough being a retired trade union activist, living with advanced cancer, forced to sit and watch the largest strike wave in years played out on our streets and in our workplaces. What is worse is the knowledge that, even had I not retired, I …Read more…
The union will celebrate International Women’s Day with an event in Glasgow in March 2023
The article Celebrating working women: UNISON prepares for IWD 2023 first appeared on the UNISON National site.
“Newham Voices needs your support. Come and join us 10 am Saturday, December 17th, at Stratford Library For more than two years Newham Voices has been successfully providing community news and information for the people of Newham, but now we…Read more…
The current NHS crisis has spawned a flurry of proposed reforms to the National Health Service. They range from privatisation to the use of volunteers. However, most miss the point. The underlying problem facing the NHS across the UK is the failu…Read more…
A pay award that’s below inflation is unthinkable, but no pay award at all is unforgivable
The article Blog: Health workers in Northern Ireland need all our support first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Wages there have been held down for years.
The article Environment Agency staff start industrial action over pay, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Last week I went to the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) Annual 3 day Conference in Bournemouth. I have been one of the Joint Vice Chairs for the past 3 years and an active participant in LAPFF both as a trade union pension rep and a Co…Read more…
Ministers would be best advised to concentrate on ending disputes
The article Government can stop strikes and strengthen NHS if it makes an effort with pay first appeared on the UNISON National site.
After a few very busy days at the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) Conference in Bournemouth (which I will post further on) I came back to London to meet up with colleagues from my UNISON branch executive for a my first ever Polish meal at&nb…Read more…
One of the biggest councils in the country, Glasgow City Council, has backed Unite the union’s Get Me Home Safely campaign the union announced today (Friday). Glasgow City Council is the eighth and largest local authority so far to call on employers to provide safe and free transport home for all workers past 11 pm. […]
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