The union is calling on the Westminster government to urgently introduce additional measures to protect pupils and staff in all schools
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There for You offers new fund for members facing winter hardship
With rising bills, universal credit cuts and other setbacks, you might be eligible for a grant of up to £350
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Help to improve flexible working proposals
Sign the petition and respond to the consultation before it closes on Wednesday 1 December
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The Health and Care Bill: All you need to know
The government made last minute amendments to the Health and Care Bill this week – changes that will hit the poorest the hardest. Here’s all you need to know and where things are at the moment
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What When you Know About AI-Powered Legal File Software?
The lawful department became more conspicuous to innovation recently. Underneath, we have curated a rundown of the best AI-based musical instruments for legitimate experts. Unnatural intelligence has…Read more…
Open public offering of shares – IPO with VDRs
IPO is a basic public providing, today means the process of a corporation, or previous investors, exactly who sell the shares of any private company on the stock exchange, whereby the corporation…Read more…
Fairer funding for maintained nursery schools
Remi Tayo, a UNISON member, joined MPs and colleagues from NEU and NAHT to hand in a petition to the Chancellor demanding fair funding
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UNISON welcomes government pledge to end violence at work
ILO convention says no one should be in fear of physical, physiological or sexual violence from just going about their daily work
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LGBT+ conference applauds organising award winners
Presentation caps a busy morning that saw delegates debate a wide range of topics, including the climate crisis
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Shadow equalities minister pledges equalisation of hate crime law
Taiwo Owatemi MP – a UNISON member – addressed UNISON’s LGBT+ conference and thanked members for their work in the pandemic
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Delegates pledge to fight back against rising tide of transphobia
Meeting on Transgender Day of Remembrance, LGBT+ conference backs a raft of motions to fight back against ‘an attack on all of us’
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Christina McAnea thanks activists at LGBT+ conference
Christina McAnea took to the rostrum at UNION’s LGBT+ conference in Brighton this morning, to deliver a message of hope, of pride and of gratitude, mixed with anger at the antics of the Tory…Read more…
School support staff finally included in wellbeing charter
UNISON has signed up to the charter after forcing the Department for Education to acknowledge role of all school staff
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Blog: The Living Wage increase – still a long way to go on fair pay
But we shouldn’t be under any illusion – by itself the Living Wage does not offer a long-term solution to a UK labour market characterised by low pay, persistent gender and ethnicity pay gaps, and…Read more…
Phased down and out at COP26
World leaders are not yet ‘sufficiently prepared’ to take the necessary decisions to cut emissions, says UNISON’s COP26 delegate Stephen Smellie
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Our trans members, proud to be in – and out in – UNISON
For Trans Awareness Week this year, let’s meet some UNISON members and find out what makes them proud of their union
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The right to strike must be protected in the new crime bill
UNISON supports an amendment that would create specific exemptions for trade union activities to avoid clampdown on picketing and strike action
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The old climate certainties ‘aren’t certain any more’
Jackie Hamer has worked for the Environment Agency for 30 years. Here, she shares her perspectives on how climate change will affect the UK
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Climate talks are leaving workers ‘out in the cold’ warn unions
UNISON adds its voice to concerns that the UK’s own COP president is ignoring ‘just transition’ in the COP26 negotiations
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Pension talks to resume at Dundee University as strike action pays off
After three weeks of strike action showing ‘great industrial strength’, members accept new proposals to continue negotiations
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