Around 8,000 school staff, nursery workers, care workers, caterers and cleaners – the majority of them UNISON members – will walk out on 23 and 24 October in the largest equal pay strike since the…Read more…
Blog: We’re demanding that the government stand up for further education
Further education colleges play a vital role in the fabric of our local communities. They are one of the key building blocks of our education system, yet they are being chipped away by a government…Read more…
From selling drugs to meeting the Queen – one man’s extraordinary story
Police and justice conference hears the inspirational story of Marcellus Baz
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Blog: A decision that defies logic, common sense and fair play
There’s no good reason to pay staff a pound less than others doing the same job, just because they’re employed by a subco. UNISON will stand with these striking workers – and others fighting unfair…Read more…
Barred from the force for cancer – the government lists stopping police staff doing their jobs
There was outcry at UNISON’s police and justice conference today at the new lists that bar police staff from jobs for life.
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Pay is top of agenda at police and justice conference
Pay reform in the police and probation service was the first topic of this year’s police and justice service group conference
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“Sexual harassment isn’t just about celebrities”
Assistant general secretary Christina McAnea addresses police and justice conference
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How we can be stronger, together
UNISON is turning November into Grovember with a big recruitment drive. Here are some helpful tips to support activists and members alike, working to recruit their new union colleagues
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Cuts to police and justice sector puts communities at risk, says UNISON
Rising crime rates can no longer be ignored by the government
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UNISON members set for final lobby over their Brexit future
Union calls for citizens’ rights to be ‘written in stone’ – whatever happens to Brexit negotiations
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Bolton hospital staff strike today and tomorrow for NHS pay
‘I’ve never had to go on strike before, but we’re all standing together and I’m not scared’ – hospital domestic Andrea Lea
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UNISON responds to CQC State of Care report
Much more needs to be done to improve the social care sector and restore the dignity that’s lacking
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Higher education members urged make voices heard in strike ballot
Ballot papers must be received before 25 October 2018
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‘Save the arts and libraries’ march goes through London cultural landmarks to Parliament
Cash-trapped councils across the country have had no choice but to cut back on culture and libraries spending in a desperate attempt to save core services
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Food Standards Agency ends four-year-long hiring freeze
Dozens of meat hygiene inspectors will be hired
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Blog: How UNISON is protecting jobs – and supporting innovation – in the energy sector
One of UNISON’s greatest strengths is our diversity. That includes our presence outside what some might consider our core public sector employers. A great example of that is the energy sector. Our…Read more…
Birmingham City Council must stop burying its head in the sand, says UNISON
Hundreds of Birmingham care workers take strike action
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Boosting our members’ digital confidence
It’s Get Online Week from 15 to 21 October – as the use of digital technology increases in the workplace, we want members to try one thing online to increase their digital skills and gain digital…Read more…
Body parts stockpiling shows why crucial NHS services should never be privatised
It is simply horrific. It’s unlikely that such a distressing situation would have happened had the service remained in-house.
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Blog: Local government staff are at breaking point
Half of local government workers – vital providers of services we’re all reliant on – thinking about leaving their roles because they’ve become too stressful. The vast majority fearful for the future…Read more…