Experienced and skilled staff must be a key focus
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Mayor of London announces ground-breaking menopause policy
The new policy, which was created in conjunction with UNISON and announced on International Women’s day, will apply to all workers at City Hall
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Blog: ‘We can move mountains when we work together’
The ‘fantastic UNISON women’ fighting for fair pay in Glasgow offer an inspiring example for International Women’s Day
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There for You launches the Energy Support Appeal
UNISON’s charity is asking for donations from branches to support members who are struggling with the spike in energy costs
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Energy workers put a spoke in Putin’s war machine
UNISON members on the Medway were determined to show solidarity with Ukrainians when they discovered that a consignment of Russian gas was heading their way
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Glasgow branch overwhelmingly votes to back new strike action
The long running dispute around equal pay and has continued even after the members were awarded a £500m settlement in 2019
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UNISON comments on nurses recruitment progress report
Many staff are underpaid for the job they do.
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UNISON wins insourcing of Serco staff in five London hospitals
Christina McAnea praises the ‘welcome move’ that means nearly 2,000 facilities management staff will return to Agenda for Change conditions
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UNISON’s message of support to Ukrainian members
The union is also encouraging members and branches to donate to the Disasters Emergency Committee appeal
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Russian tankers heading for Kent must be stopped, says UNISON
Staff at Grain LNG against unloading cargoes from the Boris Vilkitsky and Fedor Litke but fear for jobs
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Blog: International Women’s Day is more important than ever
After the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on women, and as the war in Ukraine sees women and children flee – or stay to fight – we need to regain the progress toward equality
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Forced academisation threat for schools is stopped
Education secretary withdraws order which would have affected 19 schools
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How to support Ukraine
UNISON is working with the international trade union movement to mobilise support for those affected by the war in Ukraine – and branches and members can help too
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Disable Inequality: How to challenge disability discrimination
This is UNISON’s year of the disabled worker and the union is launching a new campaign to help members challenge disability discrimination in the NHS
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UNISON slates government plans for English university education
Union warns that increasing the length of time graduates will have to pay back loans will disproportionately affect lower earners and those from disadvantaged backgrounds
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Miserly government NHS pay proposal won’t clear the backlog or help patients, says UNISON
Pay proposal is a wage cut in all but name
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Higher education delegates tackle equality and discrimination
The higher education virtual national conference addressed the issues faced by its Black and trans members
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UNISON urges employers to ‘eradicate poverty pay’
‘We can and we will stand up for better pay,’ higher eduction delegates are told
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Higher education staff have ‘yet again kept the sector going’
HE national conference hears that members’ COVID sacrifices were ‘in stark contrast’ to the behaviour of government
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Blog: ‘Reckless’ decision on COVID will put lives at risk
The Living with COVID strategy is an appeasement of Conservative backbenchers that will also have a profound impact on the delivery of services
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