The horrific tragedy at Grenfell tower pushessafe housing up the agenda at UNISON’s local government conference
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UNISON National Executive Council Elections 2017 – STRONGER UNISON
From Monday 3rd April onwards some 1.3 million UNISON members up and down the UK will receive ballot papers and election statements sent to their home addresses. This is a really important election. The NEC is the “Executive” or even “Parliament” of UN…Read more…
STRONGERUNISON – NEC elections 11 April – 28 April 2017
Reminder that UNISON National Executive Council (NEC) Elections are due to start soon. Ballot papers should be sent out on 11 April.
I am going to vote for UNISON members who support the combined left & centre left STRONGERUNISON slate of candidat…Read more…
Funding care can lift women workers out of poverty, Welsh councils urged
UNISON Cymru/Wales writes to all country’s councils on International Women’s Day
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Union charter to commit employers to tackle violence at work
‘Our members do not go to work to be assaulted’ community conference declares
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‘Nearly at the finish line in the race to the bottom’
Community conference vows to fight for members in ‘very challenging times for service group’
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‘We stand with you – the union is behind you’
Community conference vows to back EU members and all migrant workers
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Service group by-elections
Nominations will open on 28 February for by-elections in five vacant seats on three of the union’s service group executives: community, local government and police and justice
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STRONGER UNISON – request for Community NEC Nominations
NEC Elections 2017: Community General Seat & Female Seat Nomination Request
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Members fight back against derecognition threat
Housing association members could be balloted over industrial action at newly merged housing group, one of largest in Europe
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Housing Associations and Charities that refuse to recognise Trade Unions are Human Rights Violators
This motion has been sent to the UNISON Community Conference next year by UNISON Housing Association branch.
“This Community conference notes:-
That a number of UK Housing Associations and Charities do not recognise trade unions for collective b…Read more…
Pointless and cruel
Former paramedic Fred Williamson spent 31 years coming to the aid of others in their time of crisis. When the 62-year-old was diagnosed with terminal leukaemia he expected some help in return from a…Read more…
SGE election results
Download the summary results of this spring’s elections to the seven service group executives: local government, health, community, police and justice, higher education, energy, and water,…Read more…
Unions on the march & uniting across Europe, USA and Canada to say no to Market Economy Status for China
Today Unite, GMB and Community held a March of Steelmakers in London which brought steel workers from across the country to Westminster to demand the government ensure the responsible sale of Tata Steel’s UK assets and deliver a sustainable industrial strategy. A key cause of the crisis currently…Read more…
‘We will work to protect housing association jobs and conditions’
UNISON tells London housing associations planning merger that success of plans relies on ‘efforts of dedicated workforce’
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Action for Children unions suspend pay strike for talks
The strike over pay due to take place tomorrow (Wednesday) at the charity Action for Children, by members of Unite and UNISON, has been suspended. This is to allow talks to continue with the…Read more…
Milton Keynes signs up to UNISON ethical care charter
Ethical Care Charter commits council to living wage and not using zero-hours contracts or 15-minute visits, giving dignity to vulnerable people
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Unison Community Seminar day 2
The Unison Community seminar resumed on Saturday morning with workshops, followed by a panel debate headed by our lay President, Wendy Nichols, on “any questions about Unison”. There was questions about democratic processes, low turnout in union electi…Read more…
Community activists set out plans to tackle common problems
Low pay and attacks on terms and conditions following on from underfunding mean ‘a broken system held together by compassion and dedication of exploited workforce’
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Violence isn’t part of the job, community delegates agree
Delegates declare its time to act as charity, care and housing workers experience assaults
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