With a mixed economic picture at home and increased uncertainty abroad, UNISON continues to fight for what is best for members and their families
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Opinion: Still standing up for members in uncertain times
With a mixed economic picture at home and increased uncertainty abroad, UNISON continues to fight for what is best for members and their families
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Get back round the table
Unite members from WSP Textiles made their voices heard last week at the Players Championship snooker tournament in Telford, as part of their ongoing campaign for better pay and conditions. The highly skilled workers produce world-class snooker cloth used in many elite tournaments, such as the Players Championship, around the world – yet many are […]
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Scrapping two-child benefit cap can’t come a moment too soon, says UNISON
Government must do more to ease cost of living pressures for those who need support
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Scrapping two-child benefit cap can’t come a moment too soon, says UNISON
Government must do more to ease cost of living pressures for those who need support
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“No respite”
Unite responded to Ofgem’s announcement of the latest energy price cap on Friday (21 November), highlighting the impact it will have on working people. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “There is no comfort in today’s announcement for the millions of people struggling to heat their homes this winter. “Unite has shown that £500 of […]
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Solidarity in Leyton
A festival celebrating trade union solidarity took place in Leyton on Sunday, and Unite Community members were at the heart of it. Unions East took place in Coronation Gardens under the banner of “Celebrating solidarity in our community and our workplaces” and pulled in a big crowd. Despite the heatwave hitting the area there was […]
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Opinion: Why mental health matters for young workers
It’s TUC Young Workers’ Month and UNISON’s young members are using it to promote their campaign, Young Members’ Mental Health Matters!
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Opinion: Why mental health matters for young workers
It’s TUC Young Workers’ Month and UNISON’s young members are using it to promote their campaign, Young Members’ Mental Health Matters!
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What public service workers want from this election
Cost of living, the economy and the health service dominate UNISON members’ concerns
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What public service workers want from this election
Cost of living, the economy and the health service dominate UNISON members’ concerns
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What public service workers want from this election
Cost of living, the economy and the health service dominate UNISON members’ concerns
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Survey reveals impact on families of low maternity pay
Statutory maternity pay, at 47% of the national living wage and 37% of women’s median incomes, is forcing new mothers back to work early or into debt
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Survey reveals impact on families of low maternity pay
Statutory maternity pay, at 47% of the national living wage and 37% of women’s median incomes, is forcing new mothers back to work early or into debt
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Swelling bankers’ pay packets won’t help people struggling with bills
Ministers should be helping the millions struggling with rising bills, not allowing their wealthy pals to feather their nests further
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Swelling bankers’ pay packets won’t help people struggling with bills
Ministers should be helping the millions struggling with rising bills, not allowing their wealthy pals to feather their nests further
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Wages ‘eroded over more than a decade’
Average pay growth rising above inflation in August for the first time in two years will be cold comfort for millions of workers who have suffered pay erosion for over a decade. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced on Thursday (October 17) that in the three months to August, annual pay growth rose by […]
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PM’s policy wheezes are last desperate roll of the dice from a government on borrowed time
Christina McAnea tells Rishi Sunak to call an election and let the people elect a government that can put right the many wrongs of the past decade
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PM’s policy wheezes are last desperate roll of the dice from a government on borrowed time
Christina McAnea tells Rishi Sunak to call an election and let the people elect a government that can put right the many wrongs of the past decade
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‘The time to be bold’
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham moved a motion on public ownership of energy at the TUC Congress on Monday (September 11). Opening her speech to vast applause, she thanked “many of you taking action for the very first time. We stand with you – victory to the strikers – solidarity”. She then paid tribute to […]
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