Campaign highlights school support staff, the Stars in our Schools
The article New range of materials available to promote Stars in our Schools campaign first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
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Campaign highlights school support staff, the Stars in our Schools
The article New range of materials available to promote Stars in our Schools campaign first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Trade union bill is an attack on democracy and socially divisive
The article Praise for Caerphilly council opposition to trade union bill first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Employers across the country join unions in condemning ‘unnecessary and petty’ legislation
The article Councils condemn trade union bill first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
UNISON general secretary uses Labour conference to call for an end to the cuts, privatisation and pay freezes that are ‘destroying lives’
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Communities across Wales are uniting to oppose divisive attack on democracy says Cymru / Wales regional secretary
The article UNISON welcomes Caerphilly motion on Trade Union Bill first appeared on…Read more…
UNISON campaign wins living wage to low-paid members
The article Rhondda Cynon Taff council set to implement living wage first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
UNISON is calling on the union’s safety reps to get organised – and members to get involved -in this year’s European Health and Safety week. We want safety reps to ask members and…Read more…
Dave Prentis answered the requests of branches and employers to visit Yorkshire for a series of meetings this week
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UNISON is celebrating the sterling work of our health and safety reps with an awards ceremony to highlight what they do
The article Get your nominations in for UNISON’s top H&S rep first…Read more…
Calls from campaigners that the UK’s 101 local government pension funds should stop investing in fossil fuels are admirable, but over-simplify the huge task that disinvestment would mean, says UNISON…Read more…
UNISON is asking students to take part in an online survey to gather evidence about their experience on placements and at university, and how it affects them and their family
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New guidance from government advisors the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) could see a real improvement in the standard of homecare delivered across the UK, but longer visits…Read more…
“Delay to government professional standards document has been a step back for a profession that has been largely neglected by the government since 2010”
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Guidance provides specific advice for developing local workforce standards and the professional responsibilities of Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs)
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UNISON is one of 140 organisations warning against plans to weaken the Freedom of Information Act
The article UNISON ‘deplores’ attack on FOI in letter to PM first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
UNISON president rebuts claims that the union is dominated by men
The article ‘UNISON has always stood up for women’ first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Commenting on the news today (Tuesday) that Addenbrooke’s Hospital has been placed into special measures, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “This is a shocking indictment of the…Read more…
UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis today (Friday) received an honorary degree from the Open University, marking his “commitment to lifelong, life-changing learning” in public services. At the…Read more…
UNISON has today (Friday) launched #TwoWeekWarning – an online campaign against proposed restrictions that could require unions to report planned social media activity to employers two weeks before…Read more…
UNISON voices concern over government’s changes to fit-for-work service
The article Changes could mean sick staff being bullied back to work first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…