UNISON survey reveals huge rise in numbers doing higher-grade work as teachers fall ill or fail to get tests
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“UNISON calls on government to pull back from scrapping Union Learning Fund”
UNISON is calling on the government to pull back from its plan to scrap the Union Learning Fund in England, saying that the decision makes no sense.The announcement that the fund would be scrapped came as the economy struggles to bounce back fro…Read more…
Disabled people an ‘afterthought’ for government during COVID
The grim statistics on COVID-related hazards facing disabled people are discussed during UNISON’s Disability Live! online conference
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Covid vaccine roll-out must not involve private firms
There must be no repeat of test and trace foul-ups
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University support staff left carrying the can for chaotic start of term
Workers are angry at being left to manage the fallout, threats and abuse
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Some employers only paying lip service to Black staff’s Covid fears
The stakes are too high for employers to get this wrong
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Guidance for branches on purchasing face coverings
If branches wish to purchase face coverings, they must not be branded and it must be clear that that are not PPE and should not be worn for work
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Blog: This Black History Month, we won’t go back to the old normal
Our Black members deserve so much better
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Blog: Ten years of the Equality Act and still fighting
UNISON disabled and LGBT+ activist Louise Ashworth looks back at 10 years of the Equality Act
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Taking UNISON’s demands to the Treasury
UNISON makes submission to the government’s comprehensive spending review
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Petition launches to get COVID tests for all education staff
Westminster government’s testing priority list only includes ‘teachers’ for education in England, forgetting the rest of the education team
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“I was so scared of catching coronavirus in hospital I nearly died”
“As a black woman, the risk seemed too high. But when I think about how worried the doctors were about me, I realised what a mistake I’d made…
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I started feeling unwell at the end of August. Initially, it was just lethargy that I put do…Read more…
Saving the lives of the workers who are saving our lives
UNISON is committed to making sure that workers’ rights are at the centre of procurement – looking after the workers who make the equipment that helps keep our members safe – and is running training…Read more…
University staff speak out about COVID-19 fears
‘It just feels like a ticking time bomb until there’s a big outbreak here. Since the students came back, it feels like I’m on the frontline’
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Survey reveals staff fears ahead of universities reopening
Pay, working hours and the threat from Covid-19 are major concerns
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Raise a toast to public track and trace
Campaign group We Own It wants people to invite their MP to join the toast on Friday, to build support for a proper, public track and trace system
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Prentis urges Labour to commit to a ‘new deal’ for public services
UNISON’s general secretary calls today’s public service workers the ‘new giants’ of the labour movement
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UNISON recruits record numbers of health and safety reps
Since UNISON launched Be on the safe side campaign to recruit new health and safety reps this summer, over 1,000 members have come forward
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Blog: A union with plenty to shout about
An active and vital union, supporting our fabulous members
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NHS staff say ‘#OneTeam2K’ as they call for a pay rise
Health staff across the UK are entering a second day of campaigning, urging the government to give every NHS worker an early pay rise of at least £2,000
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