Pay reform in the police and probation service was the first topic of this year’s police and justice service group conference
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Pay reform in the police and probation service was the first topic of this year’s police and justice service group conference
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The government’s flagship benefits policy is pushing low-paid workers into debt. It must be scrapped before any more damage is done.Read more…
Ship workers’ union, Unite, called on Cammell Laird bosses to come clean on the business case for slashing over 290 jobs at the firm’s Birkenhead shipyard today (October 11), and demanded that the…Read more…
Assistant general secretary Christina McAnea addresses police and justice conference
The article “Sexual harassment isn’t just about celebrities” first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
The collapse of Carillion in January left half constructed buildings and disrupted public services up and down the country, causing misery for thousands of workers and costing the taxpayers millions….Read more…
Payment of bills to Newham council’s suppliers ‘could grind to a snail’s pace’, if a dispute involving finance staff who process the payments is not resolved, Unite warned today (October 11). …Read more…
UNISON is turning November into Grovember with a big recruitment drive. Here are some helpful tips to support activists and members alike, working to recruit their new union colleagues
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Rising crime rates can no longer be ignored by the government
The article Cuts to police and justice sector puts communities at risk, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Union calls for citizens’ rights to be ‘written in stone’ – whatever happens to Brexit negotiations
The article UNISON members set for final lobby over their Brexit future first appeared on the…Read more…
‘I’ve never had to go on strike before, but we’re all standing together and I’m not scared’ – hospital domestic Andrea Lea
The article Bolton hospital staff strike today and tomorrow for NHS pay…Read more…
Much more needs to be done to improve the social care sector and restore the dignity that’s lacking
The article UNISON responds to CQC State of Care report first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
“There is a by-election in Boleyn ward on Thursday 01 November. Please join our fantastic Labour candidate, Moniba Khan (seen with Newham elected Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz), out on the doorstep speaking with residents about their priorities for our bor…Read more…
At least 450 homeless people in the UK have died on the streets or in temporary housing over the past 12 months, according to an investigation that exposes the “national emergency” of homelessness….Read more…
The first industrial action at leading Derbyshire crane manufacturer Street Crane for 20 years is due to take place as the company has been unwilling to engage in constructive pay talks, Unite said…Read more…
Deliveries to Tesco stores in Yorkshire and the north east could be under threat, if a pay dispute at the company’s Doncaster distribution centre escalates, Unite the union warned on Tuesday (October…Read more…
Gatwick Airport workers, who look after an estimated 670,000 passengers annually, many with disabilities, are being balloted for strike action in a row over a ‘massive inequality’ in pay. …Read more…
Today’s World Mental Health Day (October 10) should be the catalyst for Work and Pensions secretary Esther McVey to scrap the controversial Universal Credit (UC) welfare system, Unite has said….Read more…
Austerity and Universal Credit have weakened rights and pushed many low-paid workers into poverty – and Brexit could make things even worseRead more…
Caving into big tobacco demands to allow vaping in enclosed workspaces will put non-vaping workers in harm’s wayRead more…