UNISON statement on announcement that Garvagh Care Home will close in May
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UNISON to lobby Welsh peers on Trade Union Bill
Peers will be warned that the Trade Union Bill is ‘a regressive step that will harm good industrial relations’
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Can you help raise funds for our welfare charity
UNISON welfare charity There for you wants you to help raise funds in this year’s Pyrenees walk challenge
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Action for Children unions ballot for industrial action in pay dispute
High-handed action by bosses over pay at the charity Action for Children has prompted Unite and UNISON to ballot their members for industrial action. The unions said that management intends to impose…Read more…
UNISON set to present Betsi Cadwaladr findings to health board
UNISON Cymru/Wales is to present the findings of its thorough review of what it is like to work for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board to the senior management team at a board meeting today….Read more…
Glamorgan decision on learning support registration fees welcomed
Learning support workers or teaching assistants do all those vital but unheralded jobs in our schools
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A foolish, petty and self-defeating cut
Saving less than a million pounds a week whilst making it harder to recruit more nurses, plans to cut the NHS bursary must be one of the most foolish, petty and self-defeating cuts to come from this…Read more…
UNISON says A & E minimum staffing levels vital for patient care
Commenting on the leaked NICE report on staffing levels in accident and emergency departments, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “This comes as no surprise. UNISON has long argued the…Read more…
Police staff will be pleased with new powers, less so that volunteer colleagues will get the same, says UNISON
Extra powers for police staff that will help them be more effective in their jobs in the fight against crime are good news for local communities and bad news for criminals, says UNISON today…Read more…
Schools need clear lines of accountability says UNISON
Commenting on the education select committee report on the role of regional schools commissioners, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “UNISON has long said that the removal of school…Read more…
Plans to axe NHS bursary “foolish, petty and self-defeating”, says UNISON
The Chancellor’s plans to axe the nursing bursary must surely rank as one of “the most foolish, petty and self-defeating cuts” proposed by the government, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis will…Read more…
Tribunal proposals ‘a source of real anxiety’
Our members know what’s at stake in proposals to move tribunals into the civil courts system
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Save our services – where our campaign’s going in 2016
The local services we all benefit from need our help
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UNISON warns on academies push in new legislation
IPPR report supports union view that Education and Adoption Bill will see resources spent on admin, contracts and legal advice
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‘UNISON means? Confidence, learning and not getting a pay cut’
Careworker Mitsy tells her story
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Yoga, stand-up comedy, silent bears and screaming…
All in a day’s work for the librarian
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Plans for reform of the courts could deny workers justice, says UNISON
Possible government plans to make employment tribunals part of the civil courts system, and for online courts to hear claims up to £25,000, would make it extremely difficult for workers wronged by…Read more…
Keeping the floods at bay
The holiday season saw members across northern England and Scotland scramble to deal with floods. But flood defence is a year-round job
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UNISON welcomes transgender equality report
UNISON has welcomed much of what is contained in the report of the House of Commons Women and Equalities Inquiry into transgender equality that has been published today, and is calling for early…Read more…
UNISON welcomes transgender equality report and says action is needed now
Welcoming the report released today (Thursday) by the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “The discrimination and harassment faced by trans…Read more…