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General secretary tells delegates in Brighton that UNISON will be working with other unions to help working people get the pay rise that they deserve
The article ‘Co-ordinated action unites us,’ McAnea tells TUC congress first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Unite delegate Ruth Hayes told TUC conference that industrial action was the key to tackling the cost of living crisis on Tuesday (October 18). Speaking in support of a composite on the current crisis, Ruth explained how it is “profits – not our wages – which are fuelling the cost of living crisis”. She highlighted […]
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Chair of UNISON’s national retired members’ committee, Rosie MacGregor, outlines the most pressing concerns for retired people
The article A gamble with pensioners’ lives: retired members confront the cost of living crisis first appeared on the UNISON National site.
UNISON general secretary says there must be a general election now, as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt reverses many of the measures in his predecessor’s mini-budget
The article Tories ‘cannot be trusted’, after screeching economic U-turn first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Promises to help with soaring energy bills are in tatters
The article Government can’t be trusted and must go, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
October meeting is also addressed by the international officer of Atomprofspilka, the Nuclear Power and Industry Workers Union in Ukraine
The article NEC hears that building for the NHS strike ballots is the ‘priority’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.
An unprecedented pay squeeze continues after new figures published today (October 11) show that real-terms pay has fallen by nearly 3 per cent in the three months to August. The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that real-terms wages had dropped 2.9 per cent between June and August, only slightly less […]
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From the picket line to the heart of government, help to make sure that our members’ voices are heard
The article Blog: Taking our cost of living campaign to a wider audience first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Get ready for next month’s lobby of Parliament as UNISON and the TUC build the campaign on the cost of living crisis and building a better future
The article Let’s rise up in Westminster on 2 November – in UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The public launch features a new microsite campaign hub as well as a co-ordinated digital and billboard advertising campaign
The article UNISON launches next stage of cost of living campaign first appeared on the UNISON National site.
UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea is one of the signatories of open letter calling for urgent talks with government, amid fears of more austerity
The article Union leaders call on PM to rule out ‘crippling cuts’ to public services first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Unite delegate Professor Cecile Wright made a vital intervention in a debate on the climate crisis on Tuesday (September 27) of the Labour Party conference. Cecile told conference that the climate crisis was inextricably linked with the current energy crisis, noting that “the Tories have produced a rigged market in the production and supply of […]
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Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s vision for Britain’s economic future immediately proved to be a very dangerous fantasy. We explain why
The article Mythbuster: the budget first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The real living wage is now £10.90 across the UK and £11.95 in London
The article Even Living Wage Foundation rate is not enough, say UNISON members first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Today’s budget is proof the money exists. But the political will to help working people doesn’t
The article Blog: The £60bn gamble with the future of our country first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Ensuring everyone is paid at least £15 an hour would be a lifeline for millions.
The article Government should follow Foundation’s lead with early wage rate rise, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
We want all UNISON members to contact their MPs face to face, either locally or in London
The article New date for the UNISON and TUC cost of living lobby of Parliament first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Unite has slammed prime minister Liz Truss’ plan on energy bills, saying the proposal will make working people pay for energy company profits – and so for a crisis not of their own making. Truss on Thursday (September 8) announced a much-anticipated plan to tackle skyrocketing energy bills by freezing bills at £2,500 a year […]
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Rejection in the consultative ballot makes clear that ‘now is the time for the agency to step up and make the case for an increased pay offer’
The article Environment Agency staff overwhelmingly reject pay offer first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Millions of working people have been failed by this government for too long, as Liz Truss takes over from the self-aggrandising, debasing Boris Johnson
The article Blog: The time to act on the cost of living is now, prime minister first appeared on the UNISON National site.