The anti-strike bill is draconian and undemocratic, and will do nothing to fix the problems this government has caused
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Government must show political will to mend broken social care system, says UNISON
UNISON responds to archbishops’ report calling for reform of social care
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Homerton Ambulance Station Picket line 23.1.23
This lunch time I went to show solidarity to striking UNISON Ambulance workers, on their picket line in Homerton, East London. I went as a GLR UNISON Regional Council Officer but also on behalf of my branch. My branch Chair (and fellow Labour Councillo…Read more…
New money for NHS pay from Treasury could end dispute, says UNISON
Christina McAnea says higher wages could also stop staff leaving NHS
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The government has declared war on workers
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Ambulance workers take strike action
Thousands of Unite members, ambulance workers, took strike action across England and Wales on Monday (January 23). Unite general secretary Sharon Graham joined dozens of striking workers at a picket line in Chorley in the North West of England. Commenting from the picket line, Graham said, “The Prime Minister is missing in action. “It’s been […]
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Blog: Why won’t the chancellor resolve the NHS strike?
Jeremy Hunt knows knows what’s needed, so why isn’t he acting?
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From the frontline to the breadline – NHS strike rolling report
Follow here for news and views on the latest day of NHS industrial action
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Chiltern Society: Ayot St Lawrence Walk
Yesterday, Gill and I drove to Kimpton in Hertfordshire, to start this “moderate” 6 mile circular walk. The weather was marvellous, cold but with bright sunshine. For a weekend Chilterns walk we hardly saw anyone. Early on we did pass the rather elderl…Read more…
Black members pass motions on disability and cost of living crisis
The second day of the UNISON national Black members’ conference, hosted in Edinburgh, passed a number of key motions affecting Black workers
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UNISON Greater London Housing Associations Branch Newsletter – January 2023
Welcome to the Branch Newsletter!I hope you had a nice break over the festive period and a good beginning of the year! We start this issue with a positive story about a member employed at Clarion Housing Group. As usual, we added information…Read more…
Carol Sewell wins 2023 UNISON Nelson Mandela Award
UNISON presents the Nelson Mandela Award every year to someone who has ‘gone above and beyond to represent Black members’
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‘Let’s raise the bar,’ Christina McAnea tells Black members
Welcoming UNISON’s Year of Black Workers, the general secretary said: “Our union is stronger because of our Black members”
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The Strikes (Minimum Service) Bill: A Blatant Violation of International Labour Standards
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The Anti-Strike Law is a Historic Attack on Workers’ Rights
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Next steps in CRM for unions: 3 years on from PCS’ Salesforce move
Over the past five years our digital projects team have been working to transform PCS, based on the back of a move to the cloud CRM platform Salesforce and Microsoft Office 365. We started our journey with Salesforce in 2018. Initially we worked with a Salesforce partner called Fonteva. Fonteva developed membership organisation functionality with … Continue reading Next steps in CRM for unions: 3 years on from PCS’ Salesforce move
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‘Failing to succeed’: the role of Cambridge economics in making the case for the minimum wage
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Fighting the anti-strike law
The government is attempting to rush through Parliament new laws that could undermine workers’ ability to take strike action to defend their pay and conditions.
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A cold spell
Although spiders’ webs were frozen on treesAlthough the leaves had been dipped in iceAlthough waters’ constant drip turned into shafts of iciclesShe hunkered down on a pavement in Kentish TownOn cardboard ready to sleep under polystyrene Her name was Lidia or perhaps MariaHer birthplace BoliviaHer heart gave out on TuesdayShe lit up when someone spoke […]
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Fresh ambulance strikes announced
Unite has announced fresh dates in an escalation of the ambulance workers dispute. Members of Unite will stage ten further strikes over the coming weeks*. Additional dates could be announced in the comings days. The announcement of fresh strike comes ahead of the latest day of industrial action with Unite’s ambulance workers set to walk […]
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