The offer is for a 1.5% pay rise for most pay points, with higher percentage increases for those on lower pay points
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UNISON opposes drastic cuts to UK aid budget
Lifesaving support for water, sanitation and hygiene will be reduced by 80 percent, which will have a devastating effect on countries across the world during the COVID-19 pandemic
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British and Irish trade unions condemn Colombian state violence
Letter notes human rights abuses on a ‘massive scale’, with up to 37 people reported killed
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UNISON celebrates Domestic Abuse Bill passing into law
Abuse survivors will have new workplace protections as a direct result of work by UNISON
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Update on UNISON’s legal assistance
Access to UNISON’s legal assistance has reverted to the UNISONdirect service.
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UNISON demands human rights due diligence law for supply chains
Both business and the public sector should be held to account if they fail to prevent human rights abuse and environmental damage
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Blog: Voting for fair pay on 6 May
Many of our members are not looking for special treatment or favours – all we want is due process and proper negotiations that result in fair pay
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Blog: Friends with benefits
Concern over the use of lobbying continues to grow with this government. Reform is needed now and the sleaze must stop
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Our champions of champions
UNISON’s Local Service Champions awards celebrate the invaluable contribution local authority staff make to our lives
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UNISON responds to George Floyd’s murder case
“Others who abuse their power must be held to account before the law”
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Election time – make sure you’re ready to vote for your NEC
With democracy at the heart of everything UNISON does, general secretary stresses that voting for the next NEC ‘only takes a few minutes’
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Government must act over minimum wage laws affecting care workers, say UNISON and Mencap
UNISON and Mencap write to Boris Johnson urging investigation into sleep-in pay
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Staying safe during Ramadan
UNISON’s national Black members’ committee wishes ’a blessed Ramadan Mubarak to our Muslim members’ and highlights guidance on staying safe
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UNISON to help lead union response to the racism report
The union will work with the TUC to address the discredited report from the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, which downplays structural and institutional racism
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Turning young people onto politics
With elections across the UK on 6 May, UNISON is supporting National Voter Registration Day on 19 April
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Join UNISON for a series of green events
Help build the union’s campaign on greening our public services
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UNISON research reveals scale of council deficits
Finances have been hit by increased spending to deal with COVID and a reduction in income because of the pandemic
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Supporting branches – online events coming soon
A series of online Q&A sessions on the future of branches in UNISON is part of the union’s branch resources review
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Calling all outsourced members in the NHS
UNISON survey strengthen its One Team Us2 pay campaign for outsourced healthcare workers
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UNISON wins U-turn over hospital parking charges
West Midlands trust criticised for reimposing parking charges that were meant to be free during the pandemic
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