Delegates hear speeches from Christina McAnea and Labour peer Maggie Jones before busy schedule of debates
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Delegates hear speeches from Christina McAnea and Labour peer Maggie Jones before busy schedule of debates
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Unacceptable levels of pressure on social work teams will end up costing lives.
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General secretary warns that we’ll all lose if public services are decimated
The article Local government staff deserve better from ministers first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
First morning of conference in Brighton also highlights how wealth inequality in the UK has been highlighted by the pandemic
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General secretary Christina McAnea tells UNISON’s local government conference to get their branches ‘strike ready’ and ensure a big turnout at the TUC demo on 18 June
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The government should focus on helping the country through the cost-of-living crisis
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The union has given notification of a formal dispute to the HE employers, the University and Colleges Employers Association, after 83% say ‘no’ to 3% offer
The article Higher education members vote to reject pay offer first appeared on the UNISON National site.
As Boris Johnson continues to bluster amid Tory infighting and a vote of no confidence, UNISON will be using our national delegate conference to discuss the issues that really matter
The article Blog: Concentrating on the issues that matter first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Lofty words mean little without decisive action to back them up
The article Proper action needed for Black workers in health and care first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Ministers need to make good on promise to clamp down on unscrupulous bosses
The article Care home fire and rehire threat will drive staff out of the sector first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The jobs of 400 workers at University Hospital Wishaw will be transferred from private contractor Serco onto NHS contracts, with no job losses
The article UNISON wins major insourcing battle in Lanarkshire first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Ministers must do their bit and put NHS pay right
The article Better pay key to solving NHS staffing crisis first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Significant pay boost vital to meet spiralling costs
The article Unions call for inflation-busting pay rise for local government and school staff first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Talking shortly before the vote of confidence in Boris Johnson was announced, UNISON president Paul Holmes outlined his hopes for the union’s national conference next week and the cost of living…Read more…
A joint-union letter, signed by UNISON, calls on the government to take an urgent interim step and increase eligibility
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‘While there is lots to celebrate and be proud of, we can’t forget the discrimination and harassment LGBT+ people continue to face’
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Working long shifts with few or no breaks and little or no food is never acceptable.
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‘Appalling’ offer from Association of Colleges falls far short of the joint union pay claim
The article FE unions reject pay offer first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Support for migrant members and Windrush survivors were key themes on the second day of Black members’ conference 2022
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Institutional racism amplified by the pandemic was a strong theme of day one at UNISON’s national Black members’ conference
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