Government urged to stem the tide of ‘uncertainty and confusion’
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‘I go without lunch and tell my colleagues I’m on a diet’
As part of our Pay Up Now! campaign calling for an end to the pay cap, members have been telling us their stories of living without enough money…
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Employment tribunal fees: the story behind our success
How UNISON won the most significant judicial intervention in the history of British employment law
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Pay cap: the numbers behind public sector pay
Public sector pay is in the news and it has been the subject of some of the most heated exchanges between Theresa May and Jeremey Corbyn since the election. But what exactly are the numbers behind…Read more…
Dispute registered over plans for Nottingham College redundancies
Official dispute registered after 385 staff, including some on term-time only contracts, told they are at risk – after the end of term
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Hull university members protest against pension cuts
Low-paid staff could lose as much as £1,000 a year in retirement
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UNISON legal victory sees employment tribunal fees scrapped
Anyone who has been treated illegally or unfairly at work will no longer have to pay to take their employers to court – as a direct result of UNISON’s legal challenge
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Low paid care workers told to wait for back pay
Care workers owed up to six years’ back pay after being paid below the minimum wage will have to wait until October for the money they are owed after a government announcement today
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2017 Labour Link committee – notice of ballots
Ballots for four seats on the Labour Link national committee – Greater London, North West, South East and South West – open on 9 August and close on 15 September.
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EU citizens: UNISON returns to Parliament to defend members
Union backing new lobby for the ‘right to remain’ for EU citizens in the UK
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Higher education: Government urged to get a grip on vice chancellor salaries
UNISON has written to universities minister Jo Johnson to call for more transparency in decision-making over pay in the higher education sector.
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Unions urge foreign secretary to help stop Saudi beheadings
Unions call on foreign secretary to help stop the imminent execution of 14 pro-democracy activists in Saudi Arabia
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Help stop the sale of NHS Professionals
UNISON backs We Own It campaign against sell-off – you can help by signing the petition and urging your MP to back the Early Day Motion 152
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UNISON joins the carnival against the cuts
Thousands of parents, pupils, school staff and their unions demonstrated against cuts to school funding yesterday
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Apprentices protected by new pay guidance
UNISON will support branches with new guidance ‘to make it stick’ in the workplace
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Members accept HE pay offer
But employers still haven’t gone ‘far enough’ says UNISON
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Local government SGE by-election result
By-election for the local government service group executive Cymru/Wales female seat
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Scottish FE workers vote on £450 a year pay rise
UNISON recommends members accept ‘cap-busting’ offer in ballot which closes on 26 July
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SGE by-elections: local government and higher education
Nominations open on 11 July and close on 18 August
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Union gears up for a summer of campaigning
First meeting of new national executive council gets straight down to business
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