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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Marching to end austerity
Cooks, cleaners, carers, nurses, teaching assistants, housing officers, hospital porters and many more, join tens of thousands of others in call to end austerity
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UNISON member earns top healthcare award
Stephanie Morris is recipient of award named after UNISON stalwart Jean Atkinson
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Take our equality survey and you could win a free holiday
Last year nearly 5,000 UNISON members took part in our equality survey. Take part this year and you might win a holiday.
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Raise your voices for public services on Saturday
People’s Assembly-organised march will take place as the Conservative government pledges extra money to Northern Ireland to gain DUP support
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Jeremy Corbyn: “My thanks to everybody from UNISON for all that you did”
This is the full text of Jeremy Corbyn’s speech to UNISON’s national delegate conference on 23 June 2017
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Battle continues against ‘restrictive and draconian’ Trade Union Act
Brighton delegates told: ‘They want to make us an endangered species. But if they push us, we push back.’
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