Green UNISON week will give activists the opportunity to publicise the union’s work on green public services, and build awareness for Cop26 in November in Glasgow
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Ministers must end jab compulsion to prevent care home catastrophe
Action needed immediately to stop staffing crisis
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UNISON wins outsourcing battle at London medical university
UNISON members at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine are celebrating after it was announced that they will be brought back in house
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Ministers must bring back safety measures in schools, say unions
Return of face coverings among precautions needed
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‘A safety net we’re all incredibly proud of’
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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Exploitation of care workers must end, says UNISON
Labour’s move to close legal loophole is welcome
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Unions write to home secretary demanding police staff pay freeze is overturned
UNISON and other police staff unions demand rethink
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Blog: Is this the kind of community you want to live in?
Our local services face catastrophic cuts. Help us stand up for them and take action now
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Many nurses and midwives feel unprepared and unsupported in first roles
More help needed from government and employers for new health staff
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Councils across England, Wales and Scotland face a £3bn funding black hole next year
Ministers must find emergency funding to avert catastrophic cuts
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10 things you probably don’t know about the NHS pay award
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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Blog: Call 999 – the terrifying crisis in the ambulance service
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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Sandwell leisure staff strike again over ‘fire and rehire’ tactics
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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Blog: Plight of desperate Afghans highlights UK’s cruel refugee plans
MPs from all parties must defeat Westminster government’s plans to further criminalise and punish those fleeing for their lives
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UNISON police staff committee urges members to reject pay freeze
UK government seeks to impose a pay freeze on most staff – which, with inflation at 3.9%, effectively means a pay cut
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Environment Agency unions seek meeting on ‘indefensible’ pay offer
Real terms pay cut ‘will be a source of national embarrassment’ to the nation as it attempts to battle climate change
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UNISON urges councils to ensure care staff are properly paid
Call comes after the government ‘names and shames’ companies in England and Wales for flouting minimum wage legislation
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Record waiting lists call for proper investment in NHS workforce, says UNISON
Comprehensive action needed to tackle understaffing and shorten wait times
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UNISON Cymru/Wales opens consultation on NHS pay
‘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’
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UK government includes workplaces in abuse advice
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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