Nominations for the 2018 Our Health Heroes, honouring the vital work done by NHS support staff, are now open and close on 16 September
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Yorkshire hospitals strike called off after trust hats privatisation plan
Trust announced that it has scrapped plans to create a wholly-owned subsidiary after angry response at staff meetings
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Coming soon: service group executive by-elections
Ballots will be held to fill 59 seats on the union’s service group executives – nominations will open in September
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Pension costs – are they transparent enough?
UNISON urges members to fill in questionnaire to help gather evidence for parliamentary inquiry, ending on 6 September
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Have your say on private tenancies
The government is carrying out a consultation on proposals to ‘remove barriers’ to longer private-sector tenancies in England
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Blog: Universal Credit is creating chaos in family finances
People are suddenly finding that their Universal Credit payments either stop completely or fall dramatically simply because of the way they are paid. What’s more they can lose hundreds of…Read more…
Blog: Why we’re fighting on over sleep-in payments
Like on the Employment Tribunal Fees case, we believe that we have a strong case, with both the facts and what’s right on our side.
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Northamptonshire County Council cuts will devastate lives, warns UNISON
The Council has created an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty for local residents and for staff.
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UNISON seeks leave to appeal on sleep-in case
‘We believe the Court of Appeal got this decision completely wrong and will do everything we can to reverse it’
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Inferior university pension plans must not become the norm
New pension schemes will leave staff struggling to plan for retirement and significantly worse off in their old age
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Blog: Our whole union stands by our members in Northamptonshire
Our whole union stands by our members in Northamptonshire as they fight for their jobs, their pay and the services they provide. We will continue to do so, through whatever challenges they face next….Read more…
UNISON responds to CPAG report on Universal Credit failings
Dave Prentis comments on a report from the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) into Universal Credit failings.
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‘You don’t achieve anything in the movement by yourself’
UNISON’s new president Gordon McKay talks about his ambitions for his year in office
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Higher education members to be balloted on strike action
National pay offer rejected by two thirds of members in recent consultation
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Another subco stopped before it’s started
UNISON members in Leicester celebrating after plans to move them out of the NHS are dropped
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Northamptonshire County Council plans are going too far, warns UNISON
Plans to announce yet more cuts and closures to services will leave the most vulnerable people in the county with nowhere to turn
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Justice restored
It’s one year since UNISON beat the government at the Supreme Court and forced an immediate change in the law. The case made headlines. Now we can tell the full story of how David beat Goliath….Read more…
Drop in criminals facing court as police lack resources to investigate
The number of reported crimes ending with a suspect in court has dropped along with police staff, while the use of volunteers in the police force is on the rise
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Meet our NHS
UNISON spent a day with hospital staff in Watford – and discovered the rainbow coalition of European-born workers who are making the NHS tick
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The future for parks is not looking rosy
Spending on parks and green spaces has been slashed by £15 million
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