Solidarity with the millions of school climate strikers & updates on #GreenUNISON Day

It’s today!

UNISON is sending solidarity to today’s school #climatestrike strikes, marches and rallies in Scotland – and around the world.

Check out the Scottish climate strikes on the Scottish Youth Climate Strike website.

Our branches across the UK have been organising #GreenUNISON Week actions this week and in Scotland it’s Green UNISON Day today.

Branches are holding green workplaceRead more…

It’s #GreenUNISON Week & school #climatestrike on Fri. Here’s what you can do!

This week is Green UNISON Week UK wide – check out what’s happening and what you can do!

On Friday 20 Sept our members here are marking Green UNISON Day with workplace action and sending solidarity to the global school climate strikes, inspired by Greta Thunberg.

If you want to join in, find out what your branch is doing this week and on Friday and help organise #GreenUNISON activities locally.Read more…

No Deal Brexit

It’s increasingly clear that a no deal Brexit will impact on all of us. That
said, the concerns of UNISON members who aren’t UK citizens are probably more
urgent than others. Here is a brief summary of what is proposed for immigration
rules in the event of No Deal:

The UK Government has announced the immigration arrangements they will apply
to EU citizens and their family members moving to theRead more…

Green UNISON Day 20 Sept – solidarity with school climate strikers

On 20 September hundreds of thousands of young people will take
part in the latest of the climate strikes
inspired by Greta Thunberg, the
Finnish school student who decided to strike in protest at the lack of action
and urgency by governments on climate change.

Several of these school student climate strikes have taken
place this year in Scotland with protests organised
in GeorgeRead more…