Labour MP Naz Shah wins applause with the story of her own personal politics
The article ‘A woman after every union woman’s heart’ first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
♡ UNISON: it’s helping me to help others
Jane Collier is an occupational therapist and branch education officer at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital
The article ♡ UNISON: it’s helping me to help others first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
UNISON condemns imposition of contract on junior doctors
Responding to the announcement today (Thursday) that the government is to impose a new contract on junior doctors, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “This is a cynical move by Jeremy Hunt…Read more…
‘I’m not a victim, I’m a survivor’
UNISON women’s conference applauds survivor’s tale of domestic violence
The article ‘I’m not a victim, I’m a survivor’ first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Female police staff more likely to be bullied at work than male colleagues, says UNISON
More than two thirds (67 per cent) of female police staff say bullying is a problem at work, and almost three quarters (72 per cent) are not confident that their force will deal fairly with any…Read more…
Ronald Valentine Higgins RIP – Socialist, Footballer, Trade Unionist & War Hero
I was sad to hear yesterday of the death of 92 year old Labour Party loyalist, Ronald Valentine Higgins (his middle name is due to being born on 14 February!).
Ronald had a long and fascinating life as a East End Steelworker, semi-professional footbal…Read more…
TU Bill attacks human rights. Manchester Rally.
UNISON’s North West Region hosted an anti trade union bill rally at the Mechanics Institute Manchester tonight with Angela Raynor MP, Paula Barket, NW Convener, Kevan Nelson, UNISON North West…Read more…
Patients will suffer most
Jeremy Hunt’s announcement today (February 11) that he intends to impose new contracts on junior doctors is the ‘nuclear option’ that will do nothing to improve patient safety. Unite said that…Read more…
Tipping practices crack-down call
Labour MP Paula Sherriff called for a debate on the business department’s consultation on tips and gratuities in a parliamentary question today (February 11), in light of the most recent service…Read more…
Tories’ volte-face steel shame
The UK has been haemorrhaging steel jobs over the last seven months – by the latest count, more than 5,000 posts have been axed as the steel industry teeters on the brink of total collapse. …Read more…
Travelling public safety fight
An estimated 8,000 black cab drivers clogged the streets around Whitehall in London yesterday (February 10) in demonstration against light-touch regulation of private hire apps such as Uber. Unite…Read more…
EU Developments: has social Europe disintegrated?
By Roger Jeary
As we move ever closer to a UK wide referendum on whether to remain in the EU, the Institute brought together an experienced group of speakers to consider how, if at all, the EU…Read more…
Women and trade unions
Women have always been central to trade unions and the fight for a more equal society. To celebrate International Women’s Day we’ve put together a timeline of some of the key dates for women and the trade union movement.
The article Women and trade unions first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Unions and productivity
It is heartunions week – and perhaps one of the more surprising reasons to love unions is that they are good for productivity. I have an article on this in an e-pamphlet recently published by the IPA ‘Involvement and Productivity – The missing piece of the puzzle?’ Productivity has risen up the…Read more…
UNISON day of action to defend local government services
UNISON Scotland’s largest trade union has been holding a day of action today to campaign against cuts in local services and jobs. UNISON members are holding demonstrations, campaigns and lobbying to call on the UK government and the Scottish Government to use its powers to end austerity.
Local government has taken the brunt of cuts in Scotland. Of the 50,000 job losses in devolved servicesRead more…
‘The real challenges’ of caring
Women share their experience as carers at Brighton conference
The article ‘The real challenges’ of caring first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
‘The real challenges’ of caring
Women share their experience as carers at Brighton conference
The article ‘The real challenges’ of caring first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Beach barbecues, feminist craft, discussions on prostitution and hula hooping…
Conventional and unconventional approaches to recruitment debated at women’s conference
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University workers still not ‘all in it together’
UNISON condemns growing pay gap in higher education as new port shows tht senior managers’ pay grew by 3% last year
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University workers still not ‘all in it together’
UNISON condemns growing pay gap in higher education as new port shows tht senior managers’ pay grew by 3% last year
The article University workers still not ‘all in it together’ first…Read more…