UNISON’s special delegate conference gets serious about the scale of the climate challenge
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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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Greater London UNISON Regional Council AGM 2021
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).
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‘Being a Unite member will anchor everything I do’
“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…
Britain should not support Aussie rightwinger for top job at OECD
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…
Home insulation must be priority to tackle climate change
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…
Ford’s electric future welcomed
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 welcomes Coventry Gigafactory plans
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…
Moving pension funds past the greenwash
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…
NHS members can help green the service in England
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
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Health workers will play a part in hitting climate targets for NHS, says UNISON
Report will help NHS move towards net zero
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Turning climate change rhetoric into action
Despite the best efforts of industry lobbyists, the debate over whether climate change is happening is over. In Scotland, we have ambitious targets, but targets alone don’t remove…Read more…
This COP has failed people & planet. People power, Climate Justice!
Climate campaigners from around the world have hit out angrily at UN climate talks in Madrid failing to deliver for the people and the planet.
Civil society organisations representing trade unions, environment NGOs, youth, indigenous peoples, women and many other campaigners made a series of highly critical statements as the talks, known as COP 25, ended on Sunday.
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The UNISON member rebelling against extinction
Amanda King was arrested in London in October while protesting peacefully against inaction on the climate
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‘Game changer’
Labour will work with trade unions to ensure the UK is carbon neutral by the 2030s, shadow business and energy secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey said as the party launched its fast track climate strategy…Read more…
‘Climate change is a class issue’
Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turner highlighted the importance of tackling climate change, and the need to see it as a class issue, on the penultimate day of the Labour Party Conference on…Read more…
Climate change: Act now!
Unite assistant general secretary sends a message of support and solidarity to today’s (Friday September 20) climate change activists from Unite the union. Watch here
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Climate change action together
Unite, the UK and Ireland’s largest union, and The Co-operative Bank have pledged to join forces to demand urgent action on climate change. To support the campaign on climate action the bank…Read more…
Solidarity with the millions of school climate strikers & updates on #GreenUNISON Day
It’s today!
UNISON is sending solidarity to today’s school #climatestrike strikes, marches and rallies in Scotland – and around the world.
Check out the Scottish climate strikes on the Scottish Youth Climate Strike website.
Our branches across the UK have been organising #GreenUNISON Week actions this week and in Scotland it’s Green UNISON Day today.
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How we can finance the future
I am in Cape Town, South Africa, this week speaking at the global summit, ‘Financing the Future’.
This is a gathering of the global divest/invest movement. The aim is to shift finance flows away from…Read more…