General secretary addressed UNISON’s disabled members’ conference on Monday, acknowledging their extraordinary work before looking to the future
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Police staff council calls on employers to reopen pay talks
Resignation of chair from the employers’ side reveals scale of the crisis in the service
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COP26 is here at last
On the eve of the climate conference, NEC member and green activist Stephen Smellie looks ahead to ‘potentially the most important meeting of world leaders ever held’
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English water industry needs renationalising, says UNISON
Call comes as the government is forced to back down in row over sewage dumping by water companies
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Blog: A masterclass in smoke and mirrors
The chancellor’s budget statement is not what we expect from politicians who claim that theirs is the real party of public services
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Little to cheer on public sector pay in budget
Funding increases only begin to tackle cuts
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UNISON responds to Public Accounts Committee report on test and trace
Handing huge sums to contractors was a mistake
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UNISON helps found Disability Employment Charter
New charter calls for concrete steps to improve the working lives of disabled people
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Blog: The government tries to look like it’s giving, but it’s taking away
Ahead of the spending review, UNISON is calling on the chancellor to rebuild our public services
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UNISON disabled rep hails new epilepsy toolkit
A new toolkit battles misconceptions about the condition and provides support to employers and employees
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Any public pay award below cost of living is a wage cut
Pay freeze should never have been imposed
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Pay freeze will continue “in all but name” unless government departments get extra money
Holding down public sector pay was height of folly
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H&S survey reveals members feel less safe now than a year ago
UNISON call for more inspection and enforcement of workplace health and safety as results of a new survey are released
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Minimum wage rise – low-income families need boost now
Extra cash is little comfort after universal credit cut and national insurance rise
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New branch resources in the pipeline
The fruits of the branch resource review will include a new funding scheme for branches, enhanced bargaining support and easier access to resources
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Blog: What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger
As part of Black History Month, Mary Folashade Onafalujo shares her personal journey, from arriving in the UK to being a national officer at UNISON
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Education unions call for urgent action on climate change crisis
School estates must be sustainable and curriculum must change
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Making legal history, every month
Shantha David is the first Black or Asian woman to head a legal services team – not just the first at UNISON, but the first anywhere in the UK
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Urgent action needed to fix care staffing, says UNISON
Pay hike and total overhaul required
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Care sector pushed to brink by staffing catastrophe
Care employees have been undervalued and ignored for too long.
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