Local government workers are the lowest paid in the public sector. This pay rise is affordable and long overdue.
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UNISON comments on RCN story on NHS pay
NHS employees as a whole are struggling to survive on just their basic pay.
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UNISON comments on latest inflation figures
The government needs to take action in next week’s budget
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Brexit repeal bill enters next round of Commons debate
UNISON backs a raft of amendments aimed at protecting the rights of its members
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Stirling becomes latest council to sign up to Ethical Care Charter
“Social care workers provide a lifeline service for vulnerable people,” UNISON branch secretary Lorraine Thomson said this week as she welcomed Stirling Council in Scotland signing up to the…Read more…
Blog: Time to stop FE cuts and invest in education
This government must show it is willing and able to prepare our country for the challenges of the future – and its treatment of vital public services like further education will show how serious…Read more…
UNISON will “leave no stone unturned” as it seeks to protect energy jobs
This bolt from the blue will have left many of the companies’ employees feeling decidedly anxious
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Former Dynasty star highlights UNISON’s Pay Up Now! campaign
Giving public service workers a pat on the back isn’t going to put food on their table
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Blog: The time for kind words is over, it’s time for decent pay
The living wage is about being able to live on what you earn. It should be a simple ask. In fact, in 2017, in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, it should be a given. Yet every year unions…Read more…
Social workers speak out
“We see more and more families coming into our remit because of these environmental factors. You can’t deny the link between austerity and people’s lives getting harder and harder.”
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Join the Thunderclap for the Stars in Our Schools
Help celebrate our school support staff on social media at noon on 24 November
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NHS Providers’ report “hits the nail on the head”, says UNISON
Commenting on the NHS Providers’ report, There For You: A Better Future for the NHS Workforce, published today (Tuesday), UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said: “This report hits the nail on the…Read more…
New living wage rates announced
The living wage has risen to £8.75 an hour across the UK and £10.20 an hour in London
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From school star to star MP
Fledgling MP Rosie Duffield has a very personal reason for supporting UNISON’s Stars in our Schools celebrations
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Tax avoidance and tax havens must be tackled
Those with the most at their disposal should be making the biggest contribution to our public services
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Reserved (low pay) seat threshold for 2017/18
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…
Make the NHS a living wage employer says UNISON
Poverty pay should have no place in the NHS.
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One in ten council workers paid below the living wage, says UNISON
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…
Further education bodies call for Budget investment
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…
Interest rates rise is the last thing public servants need
Rate rise adds insult to injury for public service employees suffering from years of wage freezes and limits on their pay
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