Health and safety saves lives, and UNISON reps are at the forefront of that work
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Health and safety saves lives, and UNISON reps are at the forefront of that work
The article ♡ UNISON: it’s a life saver first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Ford has been told by Unite it must reconsider a cost-cutting programme which will slash around 200 hundred skilled staff jobs at its UK operations. The car giant – which recently revealed its…Read more…
Yesterday I had my 2nd Labour Movement AGM in a row. On Wednesday I went to the UNISON Greater London Region AGM, where I was re-elected (for the 8th consecutive year) as a Regional Council Officer (the Executive Convener for Finance).
Last nigh…Read more…
https://www.unison.org.uk/news/press-release/2016/02/staff-to-strike-in-further-education-colleges-on-24-february/
Members of UNISON and of our sister union for lecturers UCU (the University and Colleges Union) employed in Further Education (FE) in Eng…Read more…
The closure of the coal-fired Fiddler’s Ferry power station near Warrington, with the loss of about 270 jobs, is the latest glaring example that the government has discarded ‘King Coal’ as part of…Read more…
Actor James Nesbitt has added his voice to calls for investment and jobs in his home town Ballymena ahead of a rally there this coming Saturday (Feb 6). Almost 2,000 jobs in the town –…Read more…
The courses are open to all members and activists and are at no cost to the Branch in addition UNISON staff and Branch Staff are free to apply also but priority will be given to members.
Your Skills, Your Future – 1 day Course 14 West Campbell Street, Glasgow – 3rd March 9.30am to 4pm
Making the Most of the Internet – 1 day course- Douglas House, Belford Road, Edinburgh – 10th MarchRead more…
I work with people who have memory problems. I’m a community psychiatric nurse so I go to the homes of people who have Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia.
The article ♡ UNISON: the…Read more…
NHS needs top operate as one team in the interests of joined-up, high-quality patient care
The article MPs warned of short-termist threat to NHS support roles first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
There are major changes happening to our pensions, many of which workers are ill equipped to face, and policy is not keeping pace with the challenges ahead.
Today, I was at the TUC pensions…Read more…
Annette is a medical secretary in Scotland who loves that UNISON stands up for the whole NHS
The article ♡ UNISON: it stands up for the whole NHS team first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Union pledges support for initiative to reduce mental health discrimination and support blue-light workers in England
The article UNISON signs emergency services mental heath initiative first…Read more…
Strike action is never taken on a whim – but sometimes it’s the only option when every other avenue has been exhausted.
The article Zero. Nothing. Zilch. That’s not an offer, it’s an…Read more…
World-renowned actor and Ballymena native Liam Neeson has endorsed Unite’s Rally for a Future on Saturday, February 6, when the Ballymena community will band together demanding investment and…Read more…
I spend my days talking to members of the public on the phone, answering their queries on environmental issues, from planning and environmental health to housing repairs like a broken toilet
The…Read more…
Members of the University and College Union (UCU) and UNISON in further education colleges in England will be taking strike action on Tuesday 24 February in a row over pay. Staff are angry that the…Read more…
Unite has warned that billion-pound losses announced this week by oil industry super-majors could bring an end to meaningful production in the North Sea within years unless there’s serious…Read more…
Another AGM and another victory for the forces of light and reason in Greater London UNISON yesterday. UNISON delegates voted overwhelmingly in favour of a sensible left slate and reselected the existing Regional Council Officers for another year (incl…Read more…
Hat tip Personnel Today and UNISON Scottish Community sector on Facebook.
“Employers often spend a large amount of time drafting a fair disciplinary policy, but fail to give the same attention to training their staff to put it into practice. …Read more…
The TUC and many others – unions in Britain and across Europe and manufacturing employers – are battling to defend jobs in Europe from unfair competition from China. The impact of underpriced steel flooding the UK market is well-known, but if the EU grants China ‘Market Economy…Read more…