NHS vacancies in England reach record high
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Put pay right to solve nurse and midwife exodus, says UNISON
UNISON says pay and staffing reason for more people leaving Nursing and Midwifery Council professional register this year than in 2021
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Boost NHS pay to prevent pre-Christmas strikes
Ambulance workers in England to strike
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Take part in UNISON’s survey on the state off housing
The work will find out more about the housing issues members are facing
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Environment Agency workers announce industrial action dates
Action short of a strike will begin in December
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UNISON stands with migrant workers in Qatar – beyond the World Cup
UNISON demands that a migrant workers centre is created in Qatar, as the key legacy of the sporting event
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Energy bills see schools pull back on ventilation and CO2 monitoring
The lack of any government messaging on COVID has also affected the issue
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Ministers must give proper public sector wage rises or services will be beyond saving
Ministers must find the money
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Low-earning school support staff are paying for pupils’ food, skipping meals and taking on multiple jobs to survive
Survey findings published to coincide with Stars In Our Schools
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MPs celebrate Stars in our Schools at parliamentary drop-in
The event gave MPs the chance to celebrate support staff, as well as talk to UNISON members about the issues being faced in schools
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Pay victory for museum staff following five-day strike
Workers land up to 10.5% pay boost after action
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Blog: COP27 – One step forward…
Stephen Smellie, NEC member from Scotland, attended COP27 as part of the International Trade Union Confederation delegation. Here he reflects on the outcome.
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World Cup: Women prepare for increased domestic abuse
With the World Cup now underway, UNISON has published new guidance on how workplaces can support survivors of domestic abuse
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Thousands of university workers strike again over wages
Second wave of action for HE workers
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Supreme Court hearing to decide strike protection, says UNISON
Long-running dispute will go for definitive ruling in highest court
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LGBT+ awards make a welcome return in Edinburgh
The trans caucus, together with Northern Ireland and North West regions, pick up the first awards since COVID began
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‘We need to continue the fight … let’s join the winter of solidarity’
UNISON president Andrea Egan says the Tories “have our rights in their sights”
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Terfs, ‘toxic opinions’ and an obsession over who’s in what toilet
LGBT+ delegates take aim at the “exhausting,” negative press coverage of trans people, and the horror of damaging conversion ‘therapy’
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‘Living legend’ Jackie Lewis given LGBT+ lifetime achievement award
LGBT+ conference rises to celebrate a lifetime of campaigning
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‘Being inclusive is not only the right thing … it is a strategic necessity’
Dr Julia Ehrt, executive director of ILGA World praises UNISON and tells conference: “It is time for LGBTI movement to learn – trans exclusion weakens your own cause.”
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