Make ambulance retirement age the same as the other emergency services
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Make ambulance retirement age the same as the other emergency services
The article The government should lower retirement age for ambulance staff, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
UNISON will hold consultative ballot on employment issues arising from central government reductions in school funding
The article England’s school staff asked to vote on effect of cuts first…Read more…
The cut-off wage for election to reserved (low pay) seats in the union is now £10.20 an hour
The article Reserved (low pay) seat threshold for 2019 first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Cash-strapped police forces are filling some key job vacancies with unpaid volunteers amid ongoing cutbacks, says a report published today (Friday) by UNISON. The number of police support volunteers…Read more…
UNISON’s final NEC meeting of 2018 opened with “good news to end the year on and a great way to start 2019”. A report on the month-long campaign for growth that the union ran in November – or…Read more…
We did it – UNISON is officially the biggest union in the UK. It makes me incredibly proud to say that, because I know what it means. It means that despite a decade of austerity, pay cuts, job losses…Read more…
UK’s largest union poised to show annual growth for first time in 10 years
The article UNISON celebrates historic month of growth first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Government refuses to provide additional funding for colleges to make better pay offer
The article FE members to be consulted over pay offer first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
For SOS Day on 6 December, we asked our members working in safety related roles to tell us about the reality of working to keep their communities safe under years of austerity.
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For SOS Day on 6 December, we asked our members working in safety related roles to tell us about the reality of working to keep their communities safe under years of austerity.
The article Save Our…Read more…
UNISON prepares to defend members as staff are asked to pay the price for funding crises at two universities
The article Redundancies raise their heads first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Volunteers shouldn’t take the place of paid employees in the NHS
The article There must be no blurred lines between volunteers and NHS staff first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UNISON’s welfare charity There for You is once again making grants available to help low paid members meet winter fuel bills – applications need to be made by 15 February
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£13.3m gone from youth services in just three years
The article Axing millions from youth work puts futures at risk, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Oscar the dog was nominated as our Grovember mascot as we grew stronger together, But this month showed, yet again, what our incredible members achieve every day
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Care workers provide an exceptional service, so they deserve to be treated with respect. Today’s signing – and every council who signs up to the charter – helps ensure more care workers benefit. And…Read more…
Members return to work as redundancy plans dropped after 36 days of strike action
The article Grimethorpe dinner ladies save their jobs first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
I’m proud that UNISON is campaigning against the mistreatment of Palestinian child prisoners. I hope you will stand with us as we demand that the UK government speak out and take action to end this…Read more…
It’s difficult to see how Universal Credit can deliver anything but misery. It’s difficult to see how any government – even this one – can justify ploughing on regardless in the face of such…Read more…
UNISON will be making full use of this guidance in our scrutiny of any future trust plans to set up subsidiaries
The article UNISON comments on new guidance for creation of NHS subsidiary companies…Read more…