Even as COVID restrictions loosen, health and safety legislation must still be followed and risks to employees minimised
The article Employers must not let their guard down, says UNISON first…Read more…
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Even as COVID restrictions loosen, health and safety legislation must still be followed and risks to employees minimised
The article Employers must not let their guard down, says UNISON first…Read more…
We’re getting a bit techy with our latest report. It’s an introduction to Search engine optimisation (SEO to its friends). This covers a range of concepts around content strategy and…Read more…
Schools and nurseries up and down the country have been struggling with high absence rates, and a poor supply of tests only makes things worse.
The article Lack of lateral flow tests in schools…Read more…
It’s been a half century since Paul Avrich’s definitive history of the Kronstadt mutiny first appeared — and a full century since the revolt itself. Others have written about how…Read more…
I was really pleased this evening to be nominated unanimously by our branch committee to stand in the UNISON Community Service Group Executive 2022 elections for London alongside my fellow activist Lola Oyewusi.
“Community” is the part of …Read more…
As gas prices soar this winter, millions are being forced to choose between eating and heating. The TUC is calling for emergency measures and structural solutions to protect working people.Read more…
The Regina Coeli House — the only all-female accommodation in Northern Ireland supporting those battling addiction, mental ill health, homelessness and abuse — has been a beacon of hope…Read more…
The vehicle technician workforce at Mercedes Benz Retail Group (MBRG) were today (January 19) celebrating a pay package that sees a 13 per cent pay hike for 2022, after the management had originally…Read more…
Bus drivers employed by First Manchester, have announced fresh strike action in the dispute over pay. The new dates for industrial action are a direct consequence of the company’s failure to make an…Read more…
If safety measures are abandoned too early, in one fell swoop, the good progress made could be quickly undone.
The article Don’t risk Covid progress by abandoning safety measures too early, says…Read more…
The fund will offer grants of up to £200 and is designed to help the union’s most vulnerable low-income members
The article This year’s UNISON winter fuel fund opens on 31 January first appeared on…Read more…
Bus passengers in Gloucestershire and the South West face substantial disruption to their journeys from next month if bus drivers employed by Stagecoach vote for strike action in a dispute over pay….Read more…
As the CPI measure of inflation today was revealed to have climbed to an astonishing 5.4 per cent, Unite says real scale of crisis is revealed in RPI rise to 7.5 per cent – a more accurate…Read more…
No one is working harder to get Donald Trump back into the White House than the leadership of the Democratic Party. Preventing Trump from winning the 2024 elections would seem to be a top priority…Read more…
The soaring cost of living means growing anxiety for low-income families.
The article Inflation rise terrible news for families and public services, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
Check out this article inUNISON on how can we organise our 160,000 retired members.
Denise Wilson 2 min read
How do we organise our retired members?
UNISON has over 160,000 members – more than 10% of our overall membership, so it’s no surprise …Read more…
Socialist Sunday SchoolThe welcoming and naming ceremony of a childThe Parents and immediate friends of the child should sit in the seats nearest the conductor of the service. Instrumental music…Read more…
Another top-down reorganisation is not the start to the new year that NHS staff in England were expecting.
The article Fixing the NHS staffing crisis should be the government’s priority, says UNISON…Read more…
Several of the government’s proposed anti-protest laws have been thrown out of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
The article Lords reject government’s anti-protest crackdown plans first…Read more…
Workers employed by contractor Wilson James, who undertake passenger mobility services at Luton Airport, have secured a significant pay increase following strike action. The workers took four days of…Read more…