(This is a really important post by a current UNISON NEC member, our former President and front line NHS hospital worker. Please share).
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UNISON general secretary calls on men to stand ‘beside’ women
Christina McAnea addresses women’s conference and stresses the need for the union to be more representative of its million female members
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Message to our General Secretary Christina from a female UNISON member
“Hi Christina
Trust you are well I’m writing to express my concern and dismay about the President Paul Holmes addressing Women’s Conference next week. It is my understanding that he has now been dismissed by the Empl…Read more…
Blog: Governments would do well to listen to unions
As the cost-of-living crisis deepens, UNISON will be working with the TUC to campaign in every part of the UK to build our power. You can help
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NHS and social care reform ‘doomed’ without staff or funding to deliver, says UNISON
This is yet another government policy without substance.
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Abandoning Covid isolation rules early goes too far too soon, says UNISON
Everybody wants to get back to normal, but Covid risks haven’t disappeared.
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No fresh ideas to deal with growing NHS staffing crisis, says UNISON
Demoralised, overworked, underpaid staff are quitting the NHS every day.
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Complete overhaul of sick pay needed, says UNISON
Proper pay rate for those sick or isolating.
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Inadequate energy support does nothing to ease misery, says UNISON
It’s likely consumers will be paying back their £200 loans when energy bills are still sky-high.
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InUNISON – Personal reflections of a first time delegate – LGBT+ conference 2021
Check out this personal report at the new website https://www.in-unison.org/
“The main message from it is the unequivocal and unanimous support for Trans rights. This was showed through the motions we passed which included support for Stonewall…Read more…
Government must apologise to care staff over ‘no jab, no job’ rule, says UNISON
Thousands of dedicated and experienced staff have been lost to the sector.
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Jab exodus in healthcare is a crisis entirely of the government’s making, says UNISON
It’s nothing short of a tragedy that huge amounts of time and resources have been wasted.
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Blog: We can’t let the government take away crucial legal safety nets
The consultation on replacing the Human Rights Act with a weaker bill of rights is just the latest in a series of attacks by the Westminster government on our fundamental rights
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Government must ensure pay in key services is high enough to halt staff exodus, says UNISON
Frontline services, already struggling with a crushing number of vacancies, are losing employees at alarming rates.
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Don’t risk Covid progress by abandoning safety measures too early, says UNISON
If safety measures are abandoned too early, in one fell swoop, the good progress made could be quickly undone.
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Inflation rise terrible news for families and public services, says UNISON
The soaring cost of living means growing anxiety for low-income families.
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Rising prices have left public service pay ‘well and truly behind’, says UNISON
Pay awards and wage offers significantly below the cost of living will do nothing to address the growing staffing crises in health and care
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Blog: The members helping us weather the storms
We owe our energy and environment members a huge debt of gratitude for keeping us safe and warm from the worst of the winter weather
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Blog: Working towards a flexible, fairer future
We need the government to champion the cultural shift to building flexibility into all jobs from the start and not just a right to ask a ‘favour’
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Blog: The fights for better pay and better public services are linked
With the UK government making disastrous decisions for workers and services, UNISON will be running industrial action and consultative ballots in the coming weeks
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