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There is still availability in some UNISON courses coming up – ERA Refresher, Organising Stewards, Mental Health at Work and Writing and Editing Skills. If you are interested, see more here and contact your branch to apply.
ERA Refresher – Glasgow (residential) – 6 – 8 May 2016
This course is for any stewards/branch officers who have not undertaken any training in the last 5 years. It is notRead more…
Commemoration of the Easter Rising 1916 Members of Cumann na mBan (the Irish women’s council) entered the General Post Office (GPO) and fought alongside their male counterparts, as well as in…Read more…
Amnesty International has poured cold water on Qatar’s claims to be protecting workers on FIFA World Cup projects, exposing a litany of abuses faced by people refitting the Khalifa International…Read more…
Amnesty International has poured cold water on Qatar’s claims to be protecting workers on FIFA World Cup projects, exposing a litany of abuses faced by people refitting the Khalifa International…Read more…
I have been feeling a little conflicted about the new “national living wage” introduced today. On the one hand, it would clearly be churlish to do anything except welcome an increase in the national minimum wage to £7.20, as it will benefit about 1.5 million workers. We have quite…Read more…
Caseworker
UNISON Grade 5 starting at £34,864
35 hours a week to be worked flexibly
Applications are invited for a post of Caseworker to work with Branch Officers and stewards providing a representation service to members of the UNISON branch.
UNISON South Lanarkshire has 6000 members working in the local council, Leisure and Culture Trust, further education and the community, voluntary andRead more…
Three days after news broke that Tata Steel would be selling its entire UK business, business secretary Sajid Javid has finally returned from his trip to Australia and today (April 1) faces Port…Read more…
All in a day’s work for the National Grid shift control engineer
The article Keeping the home fires burning first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
This article appears in this week’s edition of Jungle World. Die britische Labour Party und ihr neuer Vorsitzender Jeremy Corbyn haben ein Problem mit dem Antisemitismus in den eigenen Reihen….Read more…
Trade unionists and MPs gathered in Manchester yesterday (March 31), to warn that state funding for northern England’s railways is set to fall by over 85 per cent during the next 10 years, with dire…Read more…
Production of iconic Somerset cider brands ceased production this week at the Shepton Mallet Cider Mill, as Unite reiterated its call today (April 1) for the Irish owners to urgently find a buyer…Read more…
UNISON backs BBC report that reveals loss of 8,000 jobs and 343 libraries in six years
The article Public library service ‘hollowed out’ by job losses and cuts first appeared on the…Read more…
All learning support staff in Wales must now be registered with the Education Workforce Council
The article New era for school support staff in Wales first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
From today, many low-paid workers will begin to receive the so-called “national living wage” – of course, the new wage level is anything but
The article This isn’t a “living wage”…Read more…
Rescued Palmyra now a symbol of courage Morning Star LIBERATION of the Unesco world heritage site of Palmyra last weekend by the Syrian army was a stunning victory on two fronts against Isis….Read more…
In a surprise move, UNISON has announced a dramatic escalation of opposition to the Tory Government.
Stung by the legal restrictions planned by the Government in its Trade Union Bill, and inspired by the revolutionary movements in Latin America, the v…Read more…
UNISON Cymru/Wales welcomes increased minimum wage but warns it could undermine the positive work of the Welsh government in this area
The article UNISON welcomes minimum wage boost first appeared…Read more…
A long-standing Unite branch secretary has been subject to an alleged sustained campaign of bullying and discrimination by Conservative-controlled Bromley council, says Unite. Papers were…Read more…
No to All Forms of Terrorism! Defend the Rights of All! The Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain (Marxist-Leninist) unreservedly condemns the devastating bombings which took place in Brussels on…Read more…
Tata Steel’s decision on Tuesday (March 29) to sell its entire UK operation shocked the nation, and now government ministers are scrambling to come up with a solution after stalling for more than a…Read more…