The Windrush scandal is a scar on our society, and one whose injustice endures
The article Blog: Windrush Day – our thoughts and our support remain with those who are still fighting injustice…Read more…
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The Windrush scandal is a scar on our society, and one whose injustice endures
The article Blog: Windrush Day – our thoughts and our support remain with those who are still fighting injustice…Read more…
More than 90,000 new members already joined this year
The article Huge membership rise for UNISON ahead of new recruitment ad campaign launch first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
School support staff will have a vital role in bringing pupils ‘back up to speed’
The article UNISON gives cautious welcome to COVID-related schools funding first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
Eastern Region is looking for members and branches to help celebrate the NHS’s 72nd birthday this July
The article Help celebrate the NHS’s birthday first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Statement from the union calls for action as COVID-19 highlights inequality
The article UNISON calls on government to act on ‘systemic racism’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UNISON activists Iain Scott-Burdon and Gill Jeffery look at how coronavirus pandemic is affecting Deaf workers
The article Blog: Deaf workers’ ignored in coronavirus pandemic first appeared on the…Read more…
UNISON and the joint higher education trade unions have expressed say they’re “extremely disappointed” at a proposal to freeze pay for higher education support staff
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Words and promises won’t cut it any longer
The article Government must act immediately on second PHE BAME report first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UNISON welcomes decision to provide funding for free school meals during the summer
The article Government u-turns on free summer school meals first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Sixty-nine branches have donated to our COVID response fund so far – is yours on that list?
The article Aiming high to be there for our members first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Union launches campaign urging people to write to their MP to get Immigration Bill changed
The article Extend free scheme to all frontline care and NHS staff, says UNISON first appeared on the…Read more…
Some workers going unpaid while following safety guidance
The article Care worker pay deductions must be tackled to stop hardship and control virus spread first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
The Grenfell Tower tragedy must not be forgotten, nor must justice for those who lost their lives, their loved ones or their homes be delayed any further.
The article Blog: Grenfell must not be…Read more…
Care sector was out of sight, out of mind
The article Catalogue of errors contributed to catastrophic care death toll, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Survey highlights safety failings with some schools ignoring ‘safe’ class size guidance
The article Lessons to be learned by government after limited schools’ reopening, says UNISON first appeared…Read more…
Shedding jobs not the answer to energy challenges
The article Shock jobs announcement leaves British Gas workforce reeling, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Government must remove charge for all healthcare settings
The article Greater clarity needed from PM on plans to scrap immigration health surcharge first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
The murder of George Floyd and the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black communities has focused attention on inequality and racism. UNISON head of equality Gloria Mills looks at the union’s…Read more…
Slowing down the reopening will allow proper planning
The article English schools pause ‘the right thing to do’, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
The rights of the Palestinian people have been ignored by the international community for far too long. We cannot allow this attempt to destroy the prospects of a viable Palestinian state to go…Read more…