‘We need to do all we can to make domestic abuse history’, women’s conference is told
The article UNISON urges better protection for domestic abuse victims first appeared on the UNISON National site.
‘Stop ghosting us on pay’, say UNISON Eastern
As re-balloted staff at nine NHS employers pass the thresholds required to take industrial action in the pay dispute, Eastern health committee make their feelings clear
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NHS staff across Northern Ireland take third day of action in strike over pay
Health and social service workers stage latest 24-hour walk out
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Women’s equality at risk of being put back 25 years by the pandemic
Currently at 15%, the gender gap still needs to be bridged, women’s conference is told
The article Women’s equality at risk of being put back 25 years by the pandemic first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Building union CRM together – ACTU Union Innovation Hub case study
The ACTU’s Union Innovation Hub is a really ambitious program of group-buying and co-design for core membership software for Australian unions, used by around 30 unions across different states, Chris Walton and Stephen Gargano joined us for a Digital Lab webinar, to talk about what they’ve done, and how they went about it. I’ve been … Continue reading Building union CRM together – ACTU Union Innovation Hub case study
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Blackmore, Essex – Walk Feb 23
Gill and I went on another Big Essex Skies and Sunshine walk today, starting and finishing in Blackmore. This was a “moderate” 7.41 mile walk only 35 minutes by car from East London (public transport not great but possible). Considerate parking on stre…Read more…
Workers are winning
Collective action is paying off, workers are winning.
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UNISON Greater London Housing Associations Branch e-newsletter: Feb 2023
Welcome to the Branch Newsletter! Last Monday, we all heard the horrible news about the powerful earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria early in the morning. A week later there are still many people trapped under debris, and the ones who ma…Read more…
Emergency Fundraising Dinner for Turkiye & Syria – Sisters Forum
This evening I went to support a fundraising dinner being held for disaster relief of victims of the recent deadly earthquake in Turkey and Syria. I think all of us have been pretty shocked by the media footage of the death and devastation caused…Read more…
HE strikes called off as talks move forward
HE joint-unions and the employer, UCEA, have released a statement as they move into time-limited talks
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University strikes called off as pay talks are set to continue
Improved pay offer for many lower earners
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‘Epidemic of profiteering’
Unite has reiterated its call for a windfall tax on big banks as they post yet another year of bonanza profits amid a cost of living crisis that has seen millions of ordinary people suffer. On Friday (February 17) NatWest announced its highest profits since the global financial crash, recording more than £5bn in profits […]
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Women are at the heart of UNISON’s industrial action
General secretary Christina McAnea praises the many inspiring women who are leading disputes and negotiations ‘to change lives for the better’
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The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill is authoritarian, illiberal and illegal
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NHS dispute widens to cover most parts of England
Staff at further ambulance services and health trusts vote to strike
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The cost of living crisis hits home for working women
UNISON national women’s conference opens with passionate debate on wide-ranging effects of the crisis, as women become the ‘shock-absorbers’ of austerity
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The government must talk to unions and the women in charge of them to solve strikes
Christina McAnea announces new strike mandates during keynote speech
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Westminster has again been shown up by Holyrood over NHS pay
Scottish offer shows what the prime minister and chancellor could be doing
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A Glorious History: The Printing and Papermaking Trade Unions In The UK & Ireland
For the first time the story of print and paper workers’ struggle for rights and trade union freedoms is brought together in one illustrated volume. From the resources of the Printworkers’ Collection at the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School, … Continue reading Read more…
Boost NHS pay, end the disputes and improve patient care
New figures show extent of decade’s lost wages
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