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UNISON members are negotiating more inclusive policies that protect and support trans, non-binary and gender diverse members in workplaces up and down the country
The article LGBT+ rights are at the heart of UNISON’s work first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Nicky Ramanandi knows how important it is to vote in the NEC elections – and is encouraging all members to take part
The article ‘The largest election we have in UNISON’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Since July 2022, agencies have been permitted to supply temporary workers to replace striking workers – which the union argues, defeats the very purpose of a strike
The article Strike-breaking legislation is unlawful, argues UNISON in High Court first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Since July 2022, agencies have been permitted to supply temporary workers to replace striking workers – which the union argues, defeats the very purpose of a strike
The article Strike-breaking legislation is unlawful, argues UNISON in High Court first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Cleaning, catering and support staff at five London hospitals are now back in-house
The article Insourcing campaigners at Barts NHS Trust celebrate final phase first appeared on the UNISON National site.
While workers are struggling to pay their energy costs, BP has announced profits of £4 billion in the first three months of this year
The article UNISON calls for tougher taxes on energy profits first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Don’t leave it to everyone else. Take a few minutes to vote for UNISON’s most senior body of activists – and help your union be the best it can be. Time is running out, so act now!
The article Three steps to NEC heaven first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Independent analysis, commissioned by UNISON, shows the cumulative effect on each pupil of Conservative cuts to school funding
The article Cuts since 2010 have cost pupils £5,000 each in lost education first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The union is challenging government regulations that allow employers to hire agency staff to replace striking workers
The article UNISON to challenge government strike-breaking laws at High Court first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Wirral, Knowsley and Liverpool councils have committed to paying carers Foundation Living Wage
The article Social carers in Liverpool secure living wage first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The complaint alleged that the education union had actively sought to recruit school support staff and had intervened in pay negotiations between the three recognised unions
The article Joint UNISON, GMB and Unite statement on the outcome of their complaint against the NEU first appeared on the UNISON National site.
UNISON’s health conference finished with debates on a variety of motions with implications on recruitment and retention
The article Recruitment, retention and registration discussed at health conference first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Conference debates ambulance and privatisation issues and discusses how to make the union ‘ballot ready’
The article Health conference asks why ambulance staff aren’t an emergency service first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Four motions on pay covering the recent NHS offer, the pay review body, flat rate pay uplifts and a nurses only pay spine, were debated in Bournemouth
The article Health conference debates pay first appeared on the UNISON National site.
UNISON is encouraging branches to engage with employers on how they can reduce their carbon footprints and ensure they have a plan to green their workplaces
The article UNISON announces Green Week dates in run up to Earth Day first appeared on the UNISON National site.
General secretary opens UNISON’s health conference, telling delegates: ‘What you do matters to everyone in this country. You are at the centre of the big political debate in our country’
The article ‘This deal puts money in members pay packets – and they voted decisively to accept it’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.
‘We are one team against racism, just as we are one team for patient care’
The article Powerful anti-racism debate opens UNISON health conference first appeared on the UNISON National site.
‘This is life-changing for many of us. We feel more valued and motivated to work here’
The article Insourcing win at North Middlesex University Hospital first appeared on the UNISON National site.
As elections open, it’s important that as many members as possible have their say, so that the NEC is as representative of the whole union membership as possible
The article Democracy in action, not just lip service – help run this union first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Almost three-quarters of health members voted to accept the offer with over 150,000 having their say
The article Decisive outcome as UNISON members vote to accept NHS pay offer in England first appeared on the UNISON National site.