So whether you’re spending this festive period with family, or gritting our streets, travelling long distances to see loved ones or driving around your community caring for those who can’t care for…Read more…
Learning to excel
Former UNISON president Lucia McKeever cites her union’s commitment to lifelong learning as a key reason for her unexpected rise through the ranks
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That was the year that was
As 2018 draws to a close we look back on a memorable year with the UK’s biggest union
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The government should lower retirement age for ambulance staff, says UNISON
Make ambulance retirement age the same as the other emergency services
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England’s school staff asked to vote on effect of cuts
UNISON will hold consultative ballot on employment issues arising from central government reductions in school funding
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Reserved (low pay) seat threshold for 2019
The cut-off wage for election to reserved (low pay) seats in the union is now £10.20 an hour
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Volunteers taking on police roles as cuts continue to bite
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…
Record recruitment figures announced at NEC meeting
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…
Blog: Not just the biggest union, but a growing union
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…
UNISON celebrates historic month of growth
UK’s largest union poised to show annual growth for first time in 10 years
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FE members to be consulted over pay offer
Government refuses to provide additional funding for colleges to make better pay offer
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Save Our Services blog: The trading standards officer’s tale
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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Save Our Services blog: The environmental health officer’s tale
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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Redundancies raise their heads
UNISON prepares to defend members as staff are asked to pay the price for funding crises at two universities
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There must be no blurred lines between volunteers and NHS staff
Volunteers shouldn’t take the place of paid employees in the NHS
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There for You winter fuel grants
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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Axing millions from youth work puts futures at risk, says UNISON
£13.3m gone from youth services in just three years
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Remember, remember, glorious Grovember
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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Blog: Decent quality care is something which benefits the whole community
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…
Grimethorpe dinner ladies save their jobs
Members return to work as redundancy plans dropped after 36 days of strike action
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