UNISON assistant general secretary elected today
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UNISON back on your TV
Recruitment campaign will kick off 21 September
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UNISON fair funding lobby of Welsh Assembly
UNISON members to present petition to Assembly members at Senedd building
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‘Draconian’ trade union bill passes second reading
MPs from all parties condemn the ‘most significant, sustained and partisan attack’ on workers’ rights in 30 years
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‘This is our time to smash the consensus’
UNISON general secretary welcomes new language of opposition at TUC congress in Brighton today
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It is our ‘humanitarian and moral duty’ to act over refugee crisis
UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis speaks at TUC race relations fringe
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Members rally for the right to strike in Newcastle
Singer Grace Petrie joins campaigners in protest against Trade Union Bill
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UNISON launches survey of chief officers and senior managers in local government
Local government chief officers and senior managers: help us represent and campaign on your behalf by completing our survey
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Campaign against TTIP gains momentum
Councils sign up to support campaign against transatlantic trade deal that threatens democracy
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UNISON comment on Jeremy Corbyn winning the Labour leadership election
Commenting on the Labour leadership result today (Saturday), UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “Today people for the first time in a decade are hearing a message of hope. “A…Read more…
UNISON joins religious and charity leaders in criticising the Welfare Reform and Work Bill
UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis joins other union, charity and religious leaders in criticising the Bill for the negative effect it will have on poor families and the disabled
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Get updates on the UNISON campaign to drop the Trade Union Bill
Get involved with the campaign by signing up to receive email updates.
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Staffing crisis gathers pace across the public sector warns UNISON
The NHS and local councils across the UK are facing a growing staffing crisis as a result of the government’s imposed pay cap, according to a report published today (Friday) by UNISON. The research –…Read more…
UNISON comment on EU court ruling on travel time to work
Commenting on the ruling at the European Court of Justice today (Thursday) UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “This case rightly demonstrates that mobile workers must be paid for all their…Read more…
Education Bill will silence parents, UNISON warns
Bill would remove requirement to consult parents before forcing schools to become academies
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New education authority launched in Northern Ireland
Authority responsible for education, youth and library services
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Welsh schools cannot survive without support staff
UNISON calling for support and training for those in vital school role
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UNISON calls for review of school support staff contracts that can cut pay by 20%
UNISON’s survey of councillors and local government officers attending the Local Government Association’s 2015 annual conference showed that 82% of respondents agreed it was divisive and unfair…Read more…
Celebrate the stars in our schools
On 27 November make sure school support staff get the attention they deserve
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Help us fight these scandalously unfair tax credit cuts
These cuts to tax credits will mean ordinary public service workers lose up to £3,000 a year and thousands more in the lifetime of this parliament
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