UNISON conference hears stories of violence and aggression including teaching assistants having to wear stab vests
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Keir Starmer: “The public should have the option to remain”
Shadow Brexit Secretary tells UNISON that the option to remain in the EU should be part of any second referendum
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Conference unanimously gives LGBT the + factor
Renaming LGBT+ group will future-proof it and increase inclusivity
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Lewisham Council commits to tackling abuses in global supply chains
Second local authority in the UK to be affiliated with Electronics Watch
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Win an overnight stay in London plus tickets to the Our Health Heroes awards
Nominate someone by 29 June and you could be going to the awards
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Rural fund ‘inadequate’ slam
A £10m government fund to help rural communities become cleaner and more sustainable has been criticised as inadequate. New community projects across England are now being encouraged to apply…Read more…
Win a fabulous mini break!
Take part in UNISON’s annual equalities survey and you could win a Devon mini break
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Why so quiet?
I’ve been getting a few questions lately, so wanted to post an update.
As I’m not in a workplace at the moment, I stepped down from the various Unite committees I was on. I’m still active in Unite (though the machine doesn’t make this easy!) but am co…Read more…
UNISON Local Service Champions
“Local government workers are there for us through every stage of our lives. From birth, through our youth and adulthood, to old age…”Read more…
Health staff are suffering serious sexual harassment at work
Survey reveals sexual harassment in the NHS.
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Zimbabwean union leader talks of battle against injustice
“The situation resembles a war zone in a country that is not at war.”
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This Is What Democracy Looks Like Event
The Electoral Reform Society and Politics for the Many are launching a major conference on the 31st August in Manchester to inspire the next generation of trade union campaigners for a fuller…Read more…
‘Sense of betrayal’ over 400 jobs outsource plan
A sense of betrayal at plans by supermarket giant Morrisons to outsource nearly 400 drivers and mechanics has triggered a consultative ballot on whether to take strike action to fight this move,…Read more…
Savage cuts could hurt kids’ health
Thousands of families could be ‘badly affected’ by Thousands of Suffolk families could be badly affected by a county council proposal to axe the health visiting workforce by 25 per cent, Unite said…Read more…
Centrica jobs cuts are a ‘terrible blow’ but there’s a solution
Retail arms of big six energy firms should be nationalised
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Housing isn’t a crisis, but an emergency
National delegate conference backs a range of approaches to tackle the shortage of affordable housing in a passionate debate
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Young workers: “You need us and we need you”
Young members talk about their concerns, their hopes and their achievements at national delegate conference
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Ending violence at work
Two new organisations sign up to UNISON’s charter
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UNISON NDC19: Composite E – The Housing Crisis
This is the speech I gave yesterday evening. The debate continues this morning.
“Conference, John Gray, speaking on behalf of the NEC in favour of this composite which quite rightly highlights that the housing crisis is not only the lack of housing – …Read more…
Bridging the gender pay gap
With more than one million women members representing 80% of the union, conference hears how UNISON is at the forefront of the campaign to eradicate the gender pay gap
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