A new campaign will raise the profile of the union’s 600,000 local government members
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Liverpool Women’s Hospital staff win pay battle
Staff employed by private contractor call off strike after company agrees to pay them the NHS rate for the job
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One wage for all ages
UNISON launches #OneWageAnyWage campaign is it celebrates 20 years of the national minimum wage
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March madness
While MPs got lost down the rabbit hole, UNISON and its members kept their focus on the many other problems afflicting Britain’s workers
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Chief inspector’s report ‘final nail in coffin of probation privatisation’
UNISON calls for probation to be brought back into public sector as a reunified and locally run service
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Conference delegate registration extended
Delegates for NDC, local government, energy and WET conferences must be entered on the OCS by 4 April
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Social workers in England – speak up
Have your say on changes to social work registration
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Liverpool University agrees to apply for living wage status
University’s move comes just days after University of Manchester becomes 5,000th living wage employer
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Lanarkshire college earns living wage accreditation
Announcement comes as Manchester University becomes 5000th living wage employer and UNISON names and shames colleges over pay
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Glasgow women win again
They take the editor’s award in the city’s Evening Times Scotswoman of the Year awards
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Tuberculosis – making sure you don’t have latent TB
UNISON is working with TB Alert to let members know that latent TB can be diagnosed and treated before it wakes up
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Employers urged to help lone workers stay safe
UNISON health and safety seminar hears 66% of lone workers have faced violence and aggression
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UNISON urges vigilance as new minimum wages rates are due
Union says stewards need to make sure employers are paying the proper amounts when the new wage rates come into force on 1 April
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UNISON says Spring Statement housing proposals don’t go far enough
The union welcomes government’s proposals, but is concerned that no further funds are being made available for genuinely affordable homes
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Please help stop another cruel right to stay refusal
Home Office continuing to reject application even though married couple meet the government’s stringent demands
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Liverpool Women’s Hospital staff escalate strike over unfair pay
Second week of action as private company refuses to pay agreed national NHS rate of pay – despite managers’ pay having risen
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Speaking up for tenants
National Housing Federation launches consultation on giving tenants and residents a greater say in housing matters
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Immigration advice as we close on Brexit
If you’re a member and worried about your status after the UK’s scheduled departure from the European Union, we can help
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New report shows devastating impact of council cuts
Investigation reveals that councils across England have sold public buildings and land to fund basic services and redundancy payments
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It’s time to end poverty wages and exploitative practices
‘The only people who will deliver for social care workers are this union,’ conference delegates hear
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