UNISON welcomes report from University of East Anglia on ’emotional intelligence and burnout’ in child and family social work
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New presidential team announced
UNISON’s new president is Eric Roberts, it was announced today. He is joined on the presidential team by Carol Sewell and the newest vice president, Margaret McKee.
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We may not be in Europe, but the threat of TTIP remains
UNISON will continue the fight to exclude public services from secret trade agreements
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Activists feel stress of increasing workloads
UNISON to explore ways of supporting activists and reps in stressful situations
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Conference agrees measures on supporting activists
Creative ideas for training, accreditation and mentoring all to the fore as delegates discuss helping reps
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Union will fight government’s proposed ‘bill of rights’
Government plan to replace Human Rights Act is ‘the gravest threat to freedom in Britain since the Second World War’
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UNISON will promote ‘public interest test’ to combat outsourcing
Union remains committed to stopping the march of privatisation of public services
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Voices for Palestine won’t be silenced
Conference hears that the boycott and disvestment campaign is working well
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‘Refugee lives do matter’
National delegate conference agrees to continue working to combat myths around migration
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PSI general secretary: ‘We must stop the race to the bottom’
Rosa Pavanelli tells delegates that “we must take democracy very seriously,” as she outlines global threat by multinational corporations
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Belfast mental health decision welcomed
UNISON welcomes good decision by Belfast Trust to maintain mental health and learning disability day centres
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Prentis presents vision of a future built on what unites us
General secretary tells conference humanity has more in common that what divides it – and UNISON is the same
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UNISON must ‘lead the fightback’ against threats to democracy
Conference hears that plans for regional ‘devolution’ have nothing to do with improving the lives of the majority in those areas
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UNISON vows to tackle poverty across society and the deeply divided society it creates
National delegate conference gets underway with discussion on how to tackle the poverty affecting millions across the UK
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President says it’s been tough, but we’ve achieved so much
Wendy Nichols opens national delegate conference, reminding delegates that hard work has had a massive effect over the last year
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Dave Prentis joins RMT picket line
UNISON and RMT general secretaries joing together at Brighton station to show support for striking Southern rail workers
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UNISON vows to campaign for social housing
Conference agrees actions against Housing Act
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Education dominates local government conference on final afternoon
Debates see delegates back a range of measures on pay, academies, funding and much more
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Government ‘has turned its back on cheaper and greener energy’
UNISON energy conference calls union to campaign for a sustainable energy policy
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‘We must redouble our efforts build the better society Jo spent her life fighting for”
Local government conference hears Hope not Hate’s Nick Lowles call for work to build hope and a better world in memory of murdered MP and union member
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