Unite proposes measures to ensure Living Wage becomes new Minimum WageRead more…
We want democracy and peace, say Turkey’s Kurds
Press Statement by the UNISON Scotland Delegation who visited the Kurdish region in Turkey.Read more…
Jamaica Demands Reparations for Britain’s ‘Haunting’ Legacy of Slavery
The compensation given to slave owners after emancipation in 1833 was the biggest bailout by the state until banking crisis – and David Cameron’s family benefited.Read more…
Turkish unions: we are fighting government terrorism
Unison activist Stephen Smellie reports from Turkey on the state-sponsored abuse and terror meted out there against trade unions and their brave activistsRead more…
Chinese economic crisis bites as 100,000 coal miners laid off
Mass lay-offs in Heilongjiang add to China’s coal industry woes.Read more…
The Trade Union Bill and my job: Alyson’s story
My name is Alyson and I’m a midday assistant in a special school
The article The Trade Union Bill and my job: Alyson’s story first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Community tattoo!
Like many of us, Ruth Rollin, a tattooist and Unite community member from Leeds has been deeply saddened by the images of Syrian refugees in the media. The body of little Aylan washed up on…Read more…
UNISON general secretary salutes members ahead of Rhondda lobby
Local government workers protest over slashed car allowance
The article UNISON general secretary salutes members ahead of Rhondda lobby first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Caerphilly council condemns the trade union bill
UNISON general secretary congratulates council on opposition to bill that ‘rips up good employment relations’
The article Caerphilly council condemns the trade union bill first appeared on the…Read more…
UNISON warns of staff exodus as two-thirds plan to leave the NHS
Low pay and staff shortages driving NHS staff to consider quitting the service
The article UNISON warns of staff exodus as two-thirds plan to leave the NHS first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Co-op Bank: important notice for branches
The partnership between the Co-operative Bank and UNISON as part of our UNISONplus membership benefits package ends on 30 September – UNISON branches need to know what this means for them, including …Read more…
Trade Union Bill survey – your right to support at work is being attacked
We’d like to hear examples of how UNISON has had a positive impact, and how how we can do more – fill in our survey
The article Trade Union Bill survey – your right to support at work is being…Read more…
Unison Branch Executive Nomination For General Secretary 2015
The branch Executive Committee of 16 September 2015 voted to endorse Heather Wakefield as their preferred candidate for the Unison General Secretary election.Read more…
Workers’ class hero – unions hail “inspirational” Corbyn
TUC says he addresses the issues that matter most to working peopleRead more…
News from UNISON Housing Associations Branch #Lab15
NEWS FROM UNISON HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS BRANCH
Think again: Don’t Sell Off our Homes For immediate release – 29 September 2015
UNISON Housing Associations Branch is warning that the Housing Fringe at the Labour Party conference last night showed that a number of the major Housing Association…Read more…
Public services? “Shareholders first” say CBI
In one of his occasional speeches on public services last month, David Cameron eulogised the role that private companies play in revamping things: What energises many markets are new insurgent companies, who break monopolies and bring in new ways of do…Read more…
Shot in the arm
Reacting to the speech by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn delivered to the party’s annual conference today (September 29), Unite general secretary Len McCluskey hailed it as a ‘shot in the…Read more…
‘Outrageous’ payout
While public sector workers — from nurses to civil servants and police officers — were dealt a blow in July after chancellor George Osborne announced another four years of public sector pay freezes,…Read more…
March to protect public services in Jersey
Unite is urging members of the public in Jersey to join in a massive protest over cuts to public services this Saturday (October 3). The States of Jersey government are planning huge cuts to public…Read more…
Labour’s new kinder way will help to win people back to the party
UNISON welcomes Jeremy Corbyn’s vision of a ‘kinder, more caring’ society
The article Labour’s new kinder way will help to win people back to the party first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…