UNISON welcomes assurances that ‘in work conditionality’ will be put on pause
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European unions call for solidarity with Glasgow women
Equal pay victory ‘would be an inspiration to millions of other women fighting for better pay’.
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Further education cuts threaten sustainability of UK businesses, says UNISON
Further education should not be at the bottom of the pecking order when it comes to investment.
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Staff with caring responsibilities need supporting at work, says UNISON
UNISON research shows parents and carers struggle to stay in work because of inflexible working conditions
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NEC gears up for growth
Two months of industrial action and campaigning shows why we need to go for growth, executive hears
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HCPC seeks new chair of the council
The Health and Care Professions Council Protecting the public The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) is a regulator of health and care professionals and our aim is to protect the public. To…Read more…
Police and justice delegates highlight disability issues
Conference discussed the importance of supporting and recruiting disabled staff and of supporting staff with mental health problems
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Conference highlights ‘failure’ of probation privatisation
UNISON’s police and justice sector heard of the many problems caused by privatisation in the justice sector at their national conference.
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Thousands of Glasgow women set to strike for equal pay
Around 8,000 school staff, nursery workers, care workers, caterers and cleaners – the majority of them UNISON members – will walk out on 23 and 24 October in the largest equal pay strike since the…Read more…
Blog: We’re demanding that the government stand up for further education
Further education colleges play a vital role in the fabric of our local communities. They are one of the key building blocks of our education system, yet they are being chipped away by a government…Read more…
From selling drugs to meeting the Queen – one man’s extraordinary story
Police and justice conference hears the inspirational story of Marcellus Baz
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Blog: A decision that defies logic, common sense and fair play
There’s no good reason to pay staff a pound less than others doing the same job, just because they’re employed by a subco. UNISON will stand with these striking workers – and others fighting unfair…Read more…
Barred from the force for cancer – the government lists stopping police staff doing their jobs
There was outcry at UNISON’s police and justice conference today at the new lists that bar police staff from jobs for life.
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Pay is top of agenda at police and justice conference
Pay reform in the police and probation service was the first topic of this year’s police and justice service group conference
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“Sexual harassment isn’t just about celebrities”
Assistant general secretary Christina McAnea addresses police and justice conference
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How we can be stronger, together
UNISON is turning November into Grovember with a big recruitment drive. Here are some helpful tips to support activists and members alike, working to recruit their new union colleagues
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Cuts to police and justice sector puts communities at risk, says UNISON
Rising crime rates can no longer be ignored by the government
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UNISON members set for final lobby over their Brexit future
Union calls for citizens’ rights to be ‘written in stone’ – whatever happens to Brexit negotiations
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Bolton hospital staff strike today and tomorrow for NHS pay
‘I’ve never had to go on strike before, but we’re all standing together and I’m not scared’ – hospital domestic Andrea Lea
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UNISON responds to CQC State of Care report
Much more needs to be done to improve the social care sector and restore the dignity that’s lacking
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