Those with the most at their disposal should be making the biggest contribution to our public services
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Those with the most at their disposal should be making the biggest contribution to our public services
The article Tax avoidance and tax havens must be tackled first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
UNISON’s principles of proportionality and fair representation means that some seats on elected bodies, including the NEC, are reserved for women and low-paid members, so that the make-up fairly…Read more…
Poverty pay should have no place in the NHS.
The article Make the NHS a living wage employer says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
One in ten council workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are paid below the living wage, according to an analysis from UNISON released today (Friday). Ahead of the Living Wage Foundation’s…Read more…
In a joint letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, ten bodies representing further education staff, students and providers have called for extra funding to ensure a “stable and well-resourced…Read more…
Rate rise adds insult to injury for public service employees suffering from years of wage freezes and limits on their pay
The article Interest rates rise is the last thing public servants need first…Read more…
Former UNISON president Eleanor Smith reflects on an historic general election victory and her first months as an MP
The article Ms Smith Goes to Westminster first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
Care system is creaking at the seams
The article Social care scheme helps no-one, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Former social worker honoured by the Queen
The article UNISON member awarded MBE first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
If more nurses continue to leave than join, staff-patient ratios will become even more dangerous
The article Nursing number fall will have a huge impact on the NHS first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
I have always believed that internationalism matters. I have always been an internationalist. But right now, when Brexit threatens to make Britain an inward looking tax haven on the coast of mainland…Read more…
Public Services International congress hears of the plight of refugees and migrants
The article Unions vote to stand up for migrants and refugees first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Global federation also re-elects Rosa Pavanelli as general secretary
The article Dave Prentis re-elected president of Public Services International first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Dave Prentis opens the Public Services International congress with a speech to delegates from across the world
The article ‘Now is our time to lead’ Dave Prentis tells PSI congress…Read more…
UNISON recommends rejection of pay offer of 1% or £250 from Association of College in online ballot which runs until 17 November
The article English college workers vote on employers’ pay offer…Read more…
This week public sector workers from across the world will be packing their bags and flying to Switzerland. Travelling from as far afield as Egypt, India, Niger, Jamaica, as well Germany, France, and…Read more…
Proper funding is essential if disabled people are not to be sidelined, conference hears
The article Labour would scrap flawed assessments, says shadow minister first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
UNISON disabled members’ conference hears challenge to ‘double efforts’ in the face of a chaotic and uncaring government
The article President stresses the need to build Pay Up Now! campaign first…Read more…
Today marks the centenary of the birth of Oliver Reginald – ‘OR’ –Tambo, the “quiet revolutionary” who led the African National Congress through the darkest days of apartheid, and laid the…Read more…
‘The Chancellor needs to stop snipping away at children’s education and properly invest in their future’
The article School support staff have borne the brunt of funding cuts first appeared on the…Read more…