General secretary Christina McAnea led a roundtable which included Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, and charity leaders
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UNISON votes unanimously for trans equality in local government
A commitment to provide members with materials to counter the ‘gender critical’ narrative is agreed
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Conference affirms there should be no profiteering from social care
Local government delegates debate motions on social care and the importance of bringing the entire sector back in-house
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Energy conference: ‘Be proud of what you have achieved’
Conference debated the energy crisis, net zero, diversity in energy and much more
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Delegates agree: ‘If our pay doesn’t rise, we will’
Local government conference passes motions on private contractors’ pay, reasonable adjustments and sexual harassment
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Conference applauds the Local Service Champions
Award winners named before local government delegates get back down to the debates
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Delegates reveal that it’s not all doom and gloom
Conference hears of successful insourcing campaigns – and agrees to learn new ways of getting messages out to members and the public
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WET conference tackles fair pay and protecting our environment
Delegates hear speeches from Christina McAnea and Labour peer Maggie Jones before busy schedule of debates
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COVID dominates start of UNISON local government conference
First morning of conference in Brighton also highlights how wealth inequality in the UK has been highlighted by the pandemic
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‘Let’s show the government our anger – and our strength’
General secretary Christina McAnea tells UNISON’s local government conference to get their branches ‘strike ready’ and ensure a big turnout at the TUC demo on 18 June
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Higher education members vote to reject pay offer
The union has given notification of a formal dispute to the HE employers, the University and Colleges Employers Association, after 83% say ‘no’ to 3% offer
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UNISON wins major insourcing battle in Lanarkshire
The jobs of 400 workers at University Hospital Wishaw will be transferred from private contractor Serco onto NHS contracts, with no job losses
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Busy times for UNISON must produce a positive message
Talking shortly before the vote of confidence in Boris Johnson was announced, UNISON president Paul Holmes outlined his hopes for the union’s national conference next week and the cost of living…Read more…
Unions call for expansion of free school meals provision
A joint-union letter, signed by UNISON, calls on the government to take an urgent interim step and increase eligibility
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FE unions reject pay offer
‘Appalling’ offer from Association of Colleges falls far short of the joint union pay claim
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‘We are public service defenders, not immigration border guards’
Support for migrant members and Windrush survivors were key themes on the second day of Black members’ conference 2022
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‘Now is the time to mobilise and organise for racial justice at work’
Institutional racism amplified by the pandemic was a strong theme of day one at UNISON’s national Black members’ conference
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UNISON vows to keep up the pressure on cost of living crisis
Rising prices and the TUC march and demo on 18 June dominate union’s NEC meeting
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UNISON and Labour highlight the importance of school support staff
A joint vision for the future of school support staff has been presented at the union’s school support staff seminar
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Show your solidarity with Colombian activists
In the run-up to elections in Colombia at the end of May, UNISON is highlighting four women social leaders who have been subject to violence due to their activism
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