There’s been far too little coverage so far of one of the most important set of elections also taking place next week – the police and crime commissioner (PCC) elections in England and Wales
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UNISON marks International Workers’ Memorial Day
Workers around the globe call for ‘strong laws, strong enforcement, strong unions’
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UNISON to consider national employer’s final pay offer 2016/17 for higher education
Employers also offer further joint work on gender pay and casualisation
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UNISON sponsors Merthyr Rising Festival
Two branches join forces to celebrate Welsh role in trade union history
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The Trade Union Bill – how we campaigned for key changes
This week the Trade Union Bill went back to the House of Commons. We didn’t manage to defeat the entire Bill but we did manage to remove several elements of it that would have irrevocably damaged the…Read more…
Special statement from UNISON Cymru Wales on ambulance tragedy
Fatal accident involving ambulance staff in North Wales has ‘devastated’ colleagues
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As we condemn the Trade Union Bill we shouldn’t overlook what our campaigning has achieved
This is a bad bill but without the labour movement pushing back with passion and vigour, it could have been much worse.
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Rhondda Cynon Taf becomes latest council to condemn TTIP
UNISON congratulates south Wales council on adopting motion condemning secretary trade deal
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Further education workers demand a decent pay rise
Joint unions submit claim for £1 an hour pay rise and the living wage as a minimum in England
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“My employer ‘gave’ me to someone else”
Hopeful migrant workers receive training on their rights, prior to departure for construction industry jobs in the Middle East (credit: CEC, India) Ruchi Gupta from the Centre for Education and…Read more…
In 2016 we should be able to design workplaces where no-one has to die as a result of their job
Up to 50,000 people still die each year in the UK as a result of work-related ill health and incidents. Fortunately few of those are UNISON members, yet too many are still suffering from poor…Read more…
UNISON welcomes government’s change of heart on Trade Union Bill proposals
Commenting on the debate today (Wednesday) in the Commons that has seen the government accept many of the Trade Union Bill amendments made last week in the Lords, UNISON general secretary Dave…Read more…
UNISON to accept local government pay offer
Following a meeting of local government representatives from across UNISON, the union has decided to accept the pay offer from the employers
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Unison Cymru Wales Health Awards 2016
Get your nominations in! Closing date 23 May. Celebrate the valuable contribution UNISON colleagues make in the workplace. Awards will be presented by the Minister for Health and Social Services on…Read more…
Takeaways and fizzy pop putting health of NHS workforce at risk, warns UNISON
Poor quality hospital food is undermining the health of NHS workers, a survey from UNISON and the Campaign for Better Hospital Food (CBHF) warns today (Wednesday). Nurses and other health employees…Read more…
‘The fight for our lowest-paid members will underpin all we do’
UNISON health conference debate sees passionate commitment to campaign to defend Agenda for Change and improve it
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Seven-day NHS needs resourcing across the whole healthcare team
Debate should not focus only on doctors and nurses say delegates at UNISON’s health conference in Brighton
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Milton Keynes marks International Workers’ Memorial Day
“Health and safety is important not just for workers, but for everyone in society”
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Unsocial hours payments: our position is clear
Government warned: ‘if you come for them, we will take industrial action’
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Junior doctors and ambulance workers are saying the same thing
Perhaps the health secretary doesn’t realise how important trust is for working people negotiating with their employers. But as Britain’s largest health union, we’re looking on with real concern at…Read more…