Delegates denounce the cynical attack on public service workers’ pensions and warn that other sectors are at risk
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Delegates denounce the cynical attack on public service workers’ pensions and warn that other sectors are at risk
The article Conference agrees to fight changes to the LGPS first appeared on the…Read more…
UNISON’s National Executive Council (NEC) has elected Josie Bird, a local government worker from Newcastle, as president at the union’s annual national conference in Liverpool. Josie has been an…Read more…
Speakers talk of the devastation caused by Conservative attacks on benefits and the most vulnerable in society
The article Conference sets campaigning tasks on universal credit first appeared on the…Read more…
‘A decade of austerity has ravaged social care’, conference delegates are told
The article UNISON urges an end to the ‘ongoing crisis in social care’ first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
UNISON conference hears stories of violence and aggression including teaching assistants having to wear stab vests
The article Rebuild our communities and end violence first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Shadow Brexit Secretary tells UNISON that the option to remain in the EU should be part of any second referendum
The article Keir Starmer: “The public should have the option to remain”…Read more…
Renaming LGBT+ group will future-proof it and increase inclusivity
The article Conference unanimously gives LGBT the + factor first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Second local authority in the UK to be affiliated with Electronics Watch
The article Lewisham Council commits to tackling abuses in global supply chains first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Nominate someone by 29 June and you could be going to the awards
The article Win an overnight stay in London plus tickets to the Our Health Heroes awards first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Take part in UNISON’s annual equalities survey and you could win a Devon mini break
The article Win a fabulous mini break! first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Survey reveals sexual harassment in the NHS.
The article Health staff are suffering serious sexual harassment at work first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
“The situation resembles a war zone in a country that is not at war.”
The article Zimbabwean union leader talks of battle against injustice first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Retail arms of big six energy firms should be nationalised
The article Centrica jobs cuts are a ‘terrible blow’ but there’s a solution first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
National delegate conference backs a range of approaches to tackle the shortage of affordable housing in a passionate debate
The article Housing isn’t a crisis, but an emergency first appeared…Read more…
Young members talk about their concerns, their hopes and their achievements at national delegate conference
The article Young workers: “You need us and we need you” first appeared on the…Read more…
Two new organisations sign up to UNISON’s charter
The article Ending violence at work first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
With more than one million women members representing 80% of the union, conference hears how UNISON is at the forefront of the campaign to eradicate the gender pay gap
The article Bridging the…Read more…
It’s what keeps our union strong. It’s what makes me proudest of all about our great union. And it must always be at the heart of everything we do.
The article Solidarity has never been more…Read more…
Social workers say they are no longer able to do their jobs effectively because of years of repeated cut
The article Crisis in social work revealed by new UNISON survey first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
General secretary praises the union’s growth and how solidarity is seeing strikes and success stories around the UK
The article For UNISON, it’s solidarity forever, pledges Dave Prentis first…Read more…