UNISON’s national executive council has agreed a general secretary election will take place this year
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Chancellor’s letter on public sector cuts: UNISON responds
UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis comments on Osborne’s letter to public sector workers asking them to find ways to save money.
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UNISON joins social work campaign
Campaigners unite to condemn impact of austerity and welfare cuts on the most vulnerable in our society
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George Osborne wants to know how to ‘get more for less’
The Chancellor wants to find more ways to cut public services
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Gita’s story
Gita Paul was born in Lithuania and came to the UK in 2005 as a 20-year-old looking for work.
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Getting Hyndburn online
Hyndburn Local Government Branch’s Digital Inclusion project is taking learning out into the community.
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Welfare Bill will push more families to food banks and payday lenders
The second reading of the Welfare Reform and Work Bill did not get the media scrutiny it deserved. Instead, it was rushed through so MPs could go off on their long Summer break.Read more…
The rights of all workers are under attack – we need a broad civil society coalition to help us protect them
The right to strike is a fundamental human right, recognised across the democratic world. It has played a crucial role in helping people at work – whether they are in a union or not – to secure…Read more…
We need a budget that helps, not hinders, our lowest-paid workers
This budget will only help the rich get richer and the poor even poorerRead more…
Crazy new immigration rules could wreak chaos
With demands on the NHS increasing all the time, the sudden departure of many highly trained staff as early as 2017 will mean certain chaos for the NHS.Read more…
Support our school support staff
We need better training and support from school managers and head teachers to help support staff work alongside challenging pupilsRead more…
We will make sure your voice is heard at Westminster
The general election is over and I just want to thank UNISON members, activists and staff for all they did on behalf of UNISON before and during the campaign.Read more…
Take 10 minutes and use your vote
The polls are open until 10 o’clock tonight – so if you’ve not already voted, please get down there and have your sayRead more…
Care for it? Vote for it
The polling stations open at 7am tomorrow and we’ll all get the chance to actually vote after what seems like one of the longest election campaigns in living memoryRead more…
Tomorrow is a simple, but crucial, choice
Why I’ll be voting for that tomorrow and why I urge everyone else to do so as well.Read more…
Let’s get the vote out
This is the most important election for a generation. We all need to play our part in getting the vote out – especially among union membersRead more…
The most important election of a generation
There’s a part every one of us can play in protecting our NHS, jobs and job security and turning around the cost of living crisis – by voting on 7 May.Read more…
Remembering Rana Plaza
High street chains must recognise their responsibility, or it’s only a matter of time until another avoidable disaster claims the lives of many more innocent workersRead more…
A cynical attack on caring staff
Plan to scrap unsocial hours payments is nothing more than a cynical cost-cutting exercise as part of the Conservatives.continuing austerity agendaRead more…
A stark choice
We can choose between safeguarding our public services and increasing the spending power of working people; or five more years of vicious cuts to vital services, and to the pay and conditions of our…Read more…