Guest speaker to disabled members’ conference explains the work of a House of Lords committee looking at the Equality Act
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Employers failing to offer reasonable adjustments
Some managers don’t understand reasonable adjustments, but others are using disability as an excuse to get rid of staff, say delegates
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‘I’ll only be a minute’ – disabled members discuss transport
Experiences range from disabled parking spaces being blocked to being denied access to a bus because drivers won’t insist buggies are folded up
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Vice president tells conference of the challenges ahead
Political challenges lie ahead from a government still wedded to ‘failed austerity’ policies, vice president warns disabled members’ conference
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Disabled members’ conference backs action against bullying
Brighton conference opens with delegates debating a raft of motions that reveal how members face bullying and harassment in many guises
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UNISON backs petition to protect children’s care rights in England
Members and the public are urged to back the call to ‘protect the rights of vulnerable children and care leavers’ from plans in new bill
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CETA is not dead yet, UNISON warns
With the EU-Canada trade deal in limbo, the union calls for full parliamentary scrutiny of all post-Brexit trade agreeements
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Are your NMC registration and payments up to date?
Nurses and midwives warned that lapses will mean losing their registration and put their ability to work at risk
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Health trust signs up to charter for workers with terminal illness
Southport and Ormskirk hospitals backs TUC Dying to Work campaign
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Help to keep the meat on our plates safe
As the Food Standards Agency proposes loosening the regulation of meat, UNISON is working with change.org and the family of a food poisoning victim, to fight back
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UNISON and Scottish FE employers to talk at Acas
Further education committee agrees to talks, but further strikes remain a possibility
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Award winning work on mental health in Redditch and Bromsgrove
General secretary Dave Prentis visits branch to see first hand the practical help and support provided to members
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UNISON starts preparing for political fund change
Union sets up lay working group to develop proposals on changing funds to opting in system, required by Trade Union Act
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‘What kind of world have we created?’
Director Ken Loach talks about his acclaimed new film, which deals with the ‘conscious cruelty’ of the benefits system, leading people towards food banks and homelessness
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‘Social care is at a tipping point’
Check our campaign briefing for SOS Day on 16 Novembers for ways you can get involved
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Get set for European Health and Safety Week
just 10 days to European health and safety week (24-30 October) – the annual focus on making sure that work and our workplaces are both safe and healthy. This year, the theme is “healthy workplaces…Read more…
Public services campaign making its mark, NEC hears
Executive agrees report on campaign speaking up for members and public services ‘in the worst of political circumstances’
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Health SGE by-election
Nominations will open on 18 November and close on 18 December
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2017 diaries are here – has your branch ordered?
The ever-popular UNISON diaries are on their way to branches who have ordered their copies – if your branch isn’t one it needs to act now
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Talks in Columbia to restart, as trade unions still strive for peace
Both the Colombian government and the FARC guerrillas have committed to go back to Havana for peace talks
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