UNISON has always given a helping hand to members in need through There for You – and last year help was needed more than ever as the charity’s new impact report demonstrates
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UNISON has always given a helping hand to members in need through There for You – and last year help was needed more than ever as the charity’s new impact report demonstrates
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Labour’s move to close legal loophole is welcome
The article Exploitation of care workers must end, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UNISON and other police staff unions demand rethink
The article Unions write to home secretary demanding police staff pay freeze is overturned first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Our local services face catastrophic cuts. Help us stand up for them and take action now
The article Blog: Is this the kind of community you want to live in? first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
More help needed from government and employers for new health staff
The article Many nurses and midwives feel unprepared and unsupported in first roles first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Ministers must find emergency funding to avert catastrophic cuts
The article Councils across England, Wales and Scotland face a £3bn funding black hole next year first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
UNISON members may be wondering how to react to the government’s imposed pay award. Here are some facts to help you decide what 3% means for you
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We need them when things are at their worst, but demand on paramedics has been increasing, recently hidden by the pandemic. How can our first responders be helped?
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Leisure trust that is set to run the aquatic centre for next year’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham is targeting staff while having millions in the bank
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MPs from all parties must defeat Westminster government’s plans to further criminalise and punish those fleeing for their lives
The article Blog: Plight of desperate Afghans highlights UK’s cruel…Read more…
UK government seeks to impose a pay freeze on most staff – which, with inflation at 3.9%, effectively means a pay cut
The article UNISON police staff committee urges members to reject pay freeze…Read more…
Real terms pay cut ‘will be a source of national embarrassment’ to the nation as it attempts to battle climate change
The article Environment Agency unions seek meeting on ‘indefensible’ pay offer…Read more…
Call comes after the government ‘names and shames’ companies in England and Wales for flouting minimum wage legislation
The article UNISON urges councils to ensure care staff are properly paid first…Read more…
Comprehensive action needed to tackle understaffing and shorten wait times
The article Record waiting lists call for proper investment in NHS workforce, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
‘It’s vital that we use this consultation to hear from members in every part of the Welsh NHS – every role, every workplace, every pay band’
The article UNISON Cymru/Wales opens consultation on NHS…Read more…
Move comes after years of campaigning and lobbying by UNISON, arguing that home and workplace cannot be easily separated in domestic abuse situations
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Health workers have made the vaccination programme a success. But as they encourage everyone to have their jabs, some have suffered appalling abuse
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Donna Rowe-Merriman says measure will do more harm than good
The article Compulsory jabs guidance is confusing and risks driving staff away, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Securing fair pay for hard-working members is UNISON’s top priority, as general secretary urges members to make sure their voices are heard
The article ‘Now is the time – have your say on pay’ first…Read more…
UNISON has written to ambulance service chiefs calling for urgent support for staff as services face unprecedented 999 call volumes and unsustainable demand from the public. The letter to Daren…Read more…