Democracy is at UNISON’s heart – and the more of you that vote, the better your union can represent you and be representative of you
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Families and the public need answers that only a public inquiry can give
Lessons must be learned and those responsible for failings held to account
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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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Persuasion not coercion must be the key to drive vaccine take-up, says UNISON
Mandatory jabs are the wrong approach and a massive distraction.
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NHS STAFF DESERVE A PROPER PAY RISE – UNISON
“Families and individuals across the UK are being urged by health unions to create colourful window displays in their homes and workplaces today (Thursday) to show support for NHS staff on the day they should have been getting a pay rise.Artwork…Read more…
Blog: Fair pay for low-paid workers
Pay for some of the country’s lowest-paid workers increases from today, but for many key workers a decent wage for an essential job is still a dream
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Create colourful window displays to support NHS staff on pay rise due date, say health unions
The entire nation knows health workers are worth much more than 1%
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Blog: the fight goes on for fairness in social care pay
UNISON will continue campaigning with renewed vigour for the major reform that the care sector so desperately needs
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Blog: This worrying attack on free speech and the right to protest
The point of a demonstration is to be heard and to have an impact – the explicit aim of the Policing, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill seems to be to minimise any impact
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Blog: To walk without fear
The abduction and murder of Sarah Everard has jump-started a conversation about how it can be acceptable that so many women experience fear so often
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Diwrnod Rhyngwladol Menywod! International Women’s Day
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Print page Translate pageChristina McAnea: UNISON’s new general secretary
“Think of the working-class “women of Glasgow leading rent strikes in 1915. The machinists at Ford, downing tools …Read more…
Social care reform can’t be put off
Care home residents, their families and care workers will feel angry at the absence of a plan
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People must come before profit in reformed social care system
Social care provision must mirror the structure and ethos of the NHS
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Blog: We’re not martyrs, we’re fighting for change
This International Women’s Day we’ll all be ‘choosing to challenge’ – just as we always do in UNISON
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The government needs to get tough with care home operators not paying their share of tax
Unscrupulous employers are exploiting the UK care system and shifting profits offshore
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‘Make it a workers’ budget,’ UNISON urges chancellor
General secretary to call for an end to the pay freeze, real living wage for care workers and proper investment in local government
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Blog: Challenging racism matters to every branch
This Saturday, 27 February, the TUC and trade unions will be holding an online conference, From COVID-19 to #BlackLivesMatter – Fighting for an Anti-Racist Workplace. The conference will hear from…Read more…
UNISON Community Live! (register by 5pm Thursday 25 Feb)
Dear member,
This is your final call to sign up to UNISON’s online event for Community members. The registration deadline is 5pm on Thursday 25th February 2021.
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Stop Press: “Government exit payment rethink will bring relief to millions of public sector workers”
This is great news for Council staff facing job cuts due to Covid and a victory for UNISON (and common sense)
Flawed regulations threatened to blight the retirement of staffResponding to the government announcement today (Friday) that it is revo…Read more…