School estates must be sustainable and curriculum must change
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School estates must be sustainable and curriculum must change
The article Education unions call for urgent action on climate change crisis first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Unite delegates highlighted the urgency of tackling the climate emergency and the importance of a green industrial revolution on the first day of policy conference on Monday (October 18). Unite…Read more…
Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turner gave an impassioned speech as he spoke in support of a motion on climate change at Labour conference on Sunday (September 26). Addressing conference, he…Read more…
Unite, Prospect and the GMB have joined forces to demand government bring forward a long-promised funding solution for new nuclear. As part of the ‘Nuclear Week’ campaign in parliament this week,…Read more…
“Colleagues, nobody in this virtual hall is going to disagree on the scale of the challenge ahead. Climate change is not somebody else’s problem, an issue for the global south or island communities…Read more…
This evening I took part in a panel discussion at a SNP conference virtual fringe hosted by the Smith Institute and supported by the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF).on “Just transition”. I took part in my capacity as a Joint Vice Chair…Read more…
With the recent report from the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) painting a stark picture of the future without immediate cuts to carbon emissions, and the CoP 26 in Glasgow only…Read more…
As extreme weather events increase with ferocious force; as air pollution claims exponentially more lives; and as crop yields wither in once-abundant regions around the world, there’s a growing…Read more…
In less than 10 years’ time, new diesel and petrol vehicles will be banned, and Unite has called on the government to ensure that affordable and accessible electrical vehicle infrastructure is in…Read more…
UNISON’s special delegate conference gets serious about the scale of the climate challenge
The article Climate change: ‘there will be no jobs on a dead planet’ first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
UNISON looks to mobilise for crucial COP26 climate talks in Glasgow
The article Climate has to be an issue for all our members first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Today was the Annual General Meeting of the UNISON Greater London Regional Council. It was held virtually with a shortened agenda but mirrored what happened when we had past physical meetings (sort of).
UNISON is the largest union in London wi…Read more…
“I see London as a tale of two cities – in some areas there is such immense wealth and in other areas there are queues around the corner for the food bank. How can that be? I don’t believe poverty or…Read more…
The TUC has intervened in a row over the appointment of the new secretary-general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) urging foreign secretary Dominic Raab not to…Read more…
The government must strengthen the Green Homes Grant and bring it under public control, or else risk failing to meet vital and legally-binding carbon targets to tackle the climate emergency, Unite…Read more…
Auto giant Ford’s blueprint for an electric future for its vehicles has been welcomed by Unite today (February 17). Unite has also called on Ford to direct more investment to the UK, given Ford cars’…Read more…
Unite has welcomed plans by Coventry City Council and Regional City Airports to create an electric car battery factory, also known as a gigafactory, at Coventry airport. Coventry Council and Regional…Read more…
The investment industry is responding to the demands of pension funds for investment strategies that address climate change. However, we should seek to distinguish between meaningful action and…Read more…
UNISON is helping work toward making the NHS in England meet its net zero target – and wants to hear from members working in the service
The article NHS members can help green the service in England…Read more…
Report will help NHS move towards net zero
The article Health workers will play a part in hitting climate targets for NHS, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…