Delegates at UNISON’s national community conference heard how funding and organising pose particular issues across the sector
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Delegates at UNISON’s national community conference heard how funding and organising pose particular issues across the sector
The article Fragmented and under-funded first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Since the pandemic lockdowns, there has been a lot of discussion about the benefits and drawbacks of home working but very little has included the voices of BME workers. TUC and University of Exeter have tried to address that gap though new research.
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Angela Rayner spoke to delegates at community conference 2024 to tell them “our movement is bigger than the sum of its parts and we will achieve together”
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Angela Rayner spoke to delegates at community conference 2024 to tell them “our movement is bigger than the sum of its parts and we will achieve together”
The article Community conference told: ‘You are the stewards of the New Deal’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Unite Equalities hosted an inspiring International Women’s Day online event at the weekend (March 9), which showcased a number of Unite women reps making a big difference in their workplaces. Unite national women’s committee chair Jane Stewart, who chaired the event, opened the webinar by reading out a message from Unite general secretary Sharon Graham […]
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This consultation will close at 5pm on 25 March 2024. As the recognised trade union, only Clarion UNISON members are being balloted.VOTE ACCEPT OR REJECTIf you do not have a ballot email Unison@clarionhg.comRead more…
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham gave an inspiring speech to a packed crowd for the 40th anniversary of the miners’ strike, which was held at the historic council chamber of the Yorkshire Area of the National Union of Mineworkers in Barnsley on Saturday (March 9). You can watch her full speech in the video below:
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On Friday our annual Community Seminar/Conference started in Chester. I was brought up only 8 miles away from Chester (Welsh side of the border) and have many fond memories of this lovely and historic city. Walking from the railway station to the…Read more…
The Scottish Government has published the latest policy paper in its Building a New Scotland series, An Independent Scotland’s Place in the World. This paper sets out its vision for an independent Scotland’s foreign, defence, and security policy. If yo…Read more…
Dishonestly claiming a ‘Budget for long-term growth’, the Chancellor today doubled down on the failed Tory approach of the last 14 years. From 2010 to 2024 UK economic growth has averaged 1.5 per cent a year, the worse outcome for a government since th…Read more…
Today marks International Women’s Day a celebration rooted in commemorating the industrial action taken by young migrant women workers during the New York International Ladies Garment Worker Strike, 1909.
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ACAS and EHRC guidance provides employers with a range of best practices during the holy month, for example, by allowing Muslim workers to start their work day earlier
The article Ramadan 2024: Your rights at work first appeared on the UNISON National site.
ACAS and EHRC guidance provides employers with a range of best practices during the holy month, for example, by allowing Muslim workers to start their work day earlier
The article Ramadan 2024: Your rights at work first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Unite leaders and activists took the fight to ‘Cut Sanctions, Not Incomes’ into the heart of the UK Parliament last week (February 27). The event was hosted by John McDonnell MP and attended by Baroness Ruth Lister and MPs representing constituencies right across England and Wales. Opening up the debate, Unite South West regional officer […]
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On International Women’s Day today (March 8), striking Drax canteen workers, who are predominantly female, have escalated their industrial dispute over fair pay. The workers, who have been striking since early December in a dispute with their employer Baxter Storey and Drax’s management, announced today that they have voted to extend their strike action mandate. […]
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Unite the union this week confirmed that its Glasgow East Women’s Aid membership were given ‘no notice’ prior to the Easterhouse based organisation being placed into administration last week. The organisation was thrown into turmoil last October after 13 Unite members were suspended amid allegations that workers were targeted on grounds related to their trade […]
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Education secretary is wrong to make light of aggression
The article Violence in schools is no laughing matter first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Education secretary is wrong to make light of aggression
The article Violence in schools is no laughing matter first appeared on the UNISON National site.
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Low pay, heavy workloads and a lack of appreciation are why schools and colleges are struggling to attract technicians
The article Urgent action needed to avert school technician recruitment crisis first appeared on the UNISON National site.