UNISON has launched an open letter for thousands of NHS workers and their supporters to sign in support of a proper pay rise
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NHS pay campaign: all eyes on the PM for June’s #2DaysFor2k
From the 23-25 June, UNISON health members, branches and regions all over the country got out and about campaigning for what was likely to be the last ‘2 days for 2k’.
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Members protest fire and rehire at £73m leisure centre
‘A Labour-controlled council should not engage organisations that use fire and rehire to run its leisure centres,’ says UNISON branch
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New presidential team
UNISON’s new national executive council (NEC) has elected a new presidential team
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International solidarity is key to opposing authoritarian regimes
UNISON delegates hear disturbing accounts of the COVID-19 crisis being used as cover to suppress peaceful opposition
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Climate change: ‘there will be no jobs on a dead planet’
UNISON’s special delegate conference gets serious about the scale of the climate challenge
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Conference ends with urgent call for fairer workplaces
Delegates look to building a better future when the pandemic is finally over
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The COVID experience: difficult to talk about, but vital that we do
Conference hears of the experiences of NHS workers in the pandemic – and debates what is needed to restore and improve the health service and social care
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Relying on employers to tackle racism will do little to protect Black workers
Fringe event at special delegate conference calls on Black staff to organise, take control and make change happen
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Climate has to be an issue for all our members
UNISON looks to mobilise for crucial COP26 climate talks in Glasgow
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Health pay rise must be for everyone in the NHS
Health service staff employed by private companies must not lose out on the wage rise
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‘We must be the generation that rebuilds after the pandemic’
UNISON renews campaigning commitment to a greener and more equal future
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‘Unions are very 2021’ – so let’s keep growing
Conference hears how recruitment and retention have boomed in the pandemic, and listens to examples of how it was done
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Conference demands full inquiry into the handling of the pandemic
Major debate looks at the Westminster government’s COVID record, from procurement of PPE to the impact on Black workers
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UNISON delegates pass branch resources review
Proposals have the potential to be ‘transformational’ for branches, activists and the union
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The pandemic has ‘exposed and exacerbated structural inequality’
UNISON president Josie Bird tells special delegate conference that the union will continue to fight for ‘a genuine end to austerity’
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‘Attack is the best form of defence’ against cuts and pay freeze
Local government workers should be prepared to take the fight to ministers, conference agrees
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WET conference stresses the importance of health and safety
Delegates hear how people join the union because of what it does on keeping workplaces and workers safe
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Serious about levelling up? Let’s see the evidence
General secretary Christina McAnea addresses UNISON’s special local government conference 2021
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Councils need a bold new vision to fund and deliver essential services
Delegates hear of the sacrifices staff have made to keep the country running during the pandemic
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