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Addressing UNISON’s disabled members’ conference, Christina McAnea says a strike would draw attention to the fact the NHS is already “on its knees”
The article General secretary urges members to ‘vote, vote, VOTE’ in NHS ballot first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The outsourced workers have won a pay rise of over 14%, an extra week’s leave and the same sick pay as their directly-employed NHS colleagues
The article OCS workers secure major victory after 26 days of strike action first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Next week’s lobby of Parliament gives members the chance to tell MPs how the crisis is affecting ordinary workers – and tell them that further cuts are not the answer
The article Help ensure MPs understand the reality of the cost of living crisis first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The original award was reopened due to a clause ensuring police staff did not ‘suffer any detriment to their officer colleagues’
The article Police staff receive £1900 pay increase, matching officers first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Sarah Jones MP outlined her vision for policing after speaking at UNISON’s annual police and justice service group conference
The article Shadow police minister: ‘We need a proper workforce plan for policing’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Several key motions were passed at UNISON’s police and justice conference on providing security and support to members working in probation
The article Delegates pass key motions to protect probation workers first appeared on the UNISON National site.
UNISON members at the agency have seen pay fall since 2011, but now these vital workers are balloting for industrial action – and three explain why they’re voting ‘yes’
The article Working a day every week for free at the Environment Agency first appeared on the UNISON National site.
In the letter, Christina McAnea calls on Jeremy Hunt to review the guidance which governs pay for EA, FSA and CQC members
The article UNISON general secretary writes to the chancellor on civil service pay first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Sarah Jones tells UNISON police and justice conference that “modern policing is about every role, and how we can better support you all, and improve the way you work together”
The article ‘Policing and justice is about people,’ says shadow minister first appeared on the UNISON National site.
UNISON slams the move, as the agency also announced worse terms for new workers joining
The article Environment Agency condemned over pay imposition first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Key motions were passed on the cost of living crisis, cuts to the probation service and challenging misogyny among police staff
The article UNISON police and justice conference opens in Telford first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Meeting for their annual conference, delegates also discuss motions on pensions, bus passes and free prescriptions
The article UNISON retired members focus on the cost of living crisis first appeared on the UNISON National site.
General secretary tells delegates in Brighton that UNISON will be working with other unions to help working people get the pay rise that they deserve
The article ‘Co-ordinated action unites us,’ McAnea tells TUC congress first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Chair of UNISON’s national retired members’ committee, Rosie MacGregor, outlines the most pressing concerns for retired people
The article A gamble with pensioners’ lives: retired members confront the cost of living crisis first appeared on the UNISON National site.
UNISON general secretary says there must be a general election now, as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt reverses many of the measures in his predecessor’s mini-budget
The article Tories ‘cannot be trusted’, after screeching economic U-turn first appeared on the UNISON National site.
October meeting is also addressed by the international officer of Atomprofspilka, the Nuclear Power and Industry Workers Union in Ukraine
The article NEC hears that building for the NHS strike ballots is the ‘priority’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.
From the picket line to the heart of government, help to make sure that our members’ voices are heard
The article Blog: Taking our cost of living campaign to a wider audience first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Get ready for next month’s lobby of Parliament as UNISON and the TUC build the campaign on the cost of living crisis and building a better future
The article Let’s rise up in Westminster on 2 November – in UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Join UNISON in getting ready for COP27 and the next stage of global efforts to tackle the climate emergency
The article Help UNISON prepare for COP27 in Egypt this November first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The grant is a one-off non repayable grant of £200 for UNISON members struggling with their energy bills
The article UNISON Welfare’s Energy Support Fund opens 5 October first appeared on the UNISON National site.