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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…
UNISON Cymru/Wales writes to all country’s councils on International Women’s Day
The article Funding care can lift women workers out of poverty, Welsh councils urged first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
‘Our members do not go to work to be assaulted’ community conference declares
The article Union charter to commit employers to tackle violence at work first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Community conference vows to fight for members in ‘very challenging times for service group’
The article ‘Nearly at the finish line in the race to the bottom’ first appeared on the…Read more…
Community conference vows to back EU members and all migrant workers
The article ‘We stand with you – the union is behind you’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
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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NEC Elections 2017: Community General Seat & Female Seat Nomination Request
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Housing association members could be balloted over industrial action at newly merged housing group, one of largest in Europe
The article Members fight back against derecognition threat first…Read more…
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…
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…
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…
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…
UNISON tells London housing associations planning merger that success of plans relies on ‘efforts of dedicated workforce’
The article ‘We will work to protect housing association jobs and…Read more…
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…
Ethical Care Charter commits council to living wage and not using zero-hours contracts or 15-minute visits, giving dignity to vulnerable people
The article Milton Keynes signs up to UNISON ethical…Read more…
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…
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’
The article Community activists…Read more…
Delegates declare its time to act as charity, care and housing workers experience assaults
The article Violence isn’t part of the job, community delegates agree first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
UNISON calls for protection for members and transparency from trustees in the wake of high-profile charity collapses
The article Charity trustees need to be transparent, community conference…Read more…
‘We need to work together,’ shadow minister Anna Turley tells union activist from community and voluntary sector
The article ‘Your role, your voice, has never been more valuable’ first…Read more…