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…
Fresh Manchester bus strikes
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…
Don’t risk Covid progress by abandoning safety measures too early, says UNISON
If safety measures are abandoned too early, in one fell swoop, the good progress made could be quickly undone.
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This year’s UNISON winter fuel fund opens on 31 January
The fund will offer grants of up to £200 and is designed to help the union’s most vulnerable low-income members
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Bristol and Gloucestershire bus drivers in strike vote
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…
‘Cost of living catastrophe’
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…
How the Democrats are paving the way for Trump’s return
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…
Inflation rise terrible news for families and public services, says UNISON
The soaring cost of living means growing anxiety for low-income families.
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inUNISON – How do we organise our retired members?
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 School – The welcoming and naming ceremony of a child
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…
Fixing the NHS staffing crisis should be the government’s priority, says UNISON
Another top-down reorganisation is not the start to the new year that NHS staff in England were expecting.
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Lords reject government’s anti-protest crackdown plans
Several of the government’s proposed anti-protest laws have been thrown out of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
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Luton airport pay win
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…
Back in the driving seat
Tracey Scholes, the first woman bus driver at the Manchester depot, will continue to drive her bus after her employer the Go Ahead Group finally agreed to Unite’s demand for her hours and her…Read more…
Blog: “Busy, demanding, and unpredictable – I wouldn’t have it any other way”
Looking back on my first year as general secretary, I am as determined now as I was a year ago to deliver on my promises to you
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NEC vows to continue campaigning on pay
Pay and the pandemic continue to dominate UNISON’s work, the first NEC of the year heard today
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Conference updates – spring 2022
As Black members’ conference is cancelled, higher education and women’s conferences move online. See full details here
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It’s time to vote for your Health Heroes of 2022
Help to celebrate the wider healthcare workers that support our NHS and help raise awareness of their vital contributions
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Nominate Sonya Howard and Clara Mason for London SGE seats
I am no longer in the Local Government Service Group for London but if I was, I would vote to nominate Sonya and Clara!
“Dear Branches
We are writing to you to request your branch nominations in the upcoming 2022 SGE Elections
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A semi-permanent austerity regime continues in local government
The National Audit Office did a report on local government financing in November of last year. It provides and overview … MoreRead more…