Free school meals are a ‘lifeline’ to many families
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New range of materials available to promote Stars in our Schools campaign
Campaign highlights school support staff, the Stars in our Schools
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Praise for Caerphilly council opposition to trade union bill
Trade union bill is an attack on democracy and socially divisive
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Councils condemn trade union bill
Employers across the country join unions in condemning ‘unnecessary and petty’ legislation
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‘There is an alternative to austerity’
UNISON general secretary uses Labour conference to call for an end to the cuts, privatisation and pay freezes that are ‘destroying lives’
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UNISON welcomes Caerphilly motion on Trade Union Bill
Communities across Wales are uniting to oppose divisive attack on democracy says Cymru / Wales regional secretary
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Rhondda Cynon Taff council set to implement living wage
UNISON campaign wins living wage to low-paid members
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UNISON relaunches stress survey
UNISON is calling on the union’s safety reps to get organised – and members to get involved -in this year’s European Health and Safety week. We want safety reps to ask members and…Read more…
Prentis visits Yorkshire to meets branches
Dave Prentis answered the requests of branches and employers to visit Yorkshire for a series of meetings this week
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Get your nominations in for UNISON’s top H&S rep
UNISON is celebrating the sterling work of our health and safety reps with an awards ceremony to highlight what they do
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Council pension funds would like to go green, but doing so now would cost them dear, says UNISON
Calls from campaigners that the UK’s 101 local government pension funds should stop investing in fossil fuels are admirable, but over-simplify the huge task that disinvestment would mean, says UNISON…Read more…
What’s it like to be a healthcare student?
UNISON is asking students to take part in an online survey to gather evidence about their experience on placements and at university, and how it affects them and their family
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Government cuts make a mockery of new NICE homecare guidelines, says UNISON
New guidance from government advisors the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) could see a real improvement in the standard of homecare delivered across the UK, but longer visits…Read more…
New career framework for TAs – but professional standards still delayed by DfE
“Delay to government professional standards document has been a step back for a profession that has been largely neglected by the government since 2010”
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CODP issues advice on invasive procedures guidance
Guidance provides specific advice for developing local workforce standards and the professional responsibilities of Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs)
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UNISON ‘deplores’ attack on FOI in letter to PM
UNISON is one of 140 organisations warning against plans to weaken the Freedom of Information Act
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‘UNISON has always stood up for women’
UNISON president rebuts claims that the union is dominated by men
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The government is to blame for the situation at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, says UNISON
Commenting on the news today (Tuesday) that Addenbrooke’s Hospital has been placed into special measures, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “This is a shocking indictment of the…Read more…
Honorary degree for UNISON’s Dave Prentis
UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis today (Friday) received an honorary degree from the Open University, marking his “commitment to lifelong, life-changing learning” in public services. At the…Read more…
Two week warning campaign highlights absurdity of Trade Union Bill’s social media proposals, says UNISON
UNISON has today (Friday) launched #TwoWeekWarning – an online campaign against proposed restrictions that could require unions to report planned social media activity to employers two weeks before…Read more…