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Returning Thames Water to public ownership is the best way to protect staff, serve customers and safeguard the environment
The article Bring Thames Water into full public ownership and give staff the certainty they deserve, say unions first appeared on the UNISON National site.
This utter chaos is further evidence the government needs to renationalise Thames Water now.
The article The business model for Thames Water has failed first appeared on the UNISON National site.
This utter chaos is further evidence the government needs to renationalise Thames Water now.
The article The business model for Thames Water has failed first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Tony Wright, chair of UNISON’s policy development and campaign committee, attended the COP28 as part of the International Trade Union Confederation delegation
The article Blog: Reflecting on a week at COP28 in Dubai first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Tony Wright, chair of UNISON’s policy development and campaign committee, attended the COP28 as part of the International Trade Union Confederation delegation
The article Blog: Reflecting on a week at COP28 in Dubai first appeared on the UNISON National site.
From webinars to WhatsApp messages, how to prepare and get involved in Green Week, which starts this Friday
The article Top 5 ways to help planet Earth this week first appeared on the UNISON National site.
From webinars to WhatsApp messages, how to prepare and get involved in Green Week, which starts this Friday
The article Top 5 ways to help planet Earth this week first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Environment Agency workers started a 12-hour strike at 7am on Wednesday, alongside their Prospect colleagues. Here’s some of the action
The article Recap: Second day of EA strikes first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Marking 70 years since the worst environmental disaster in modern UK history, parliamentarians gathered to discuss the issues facing the Environment Agency
The article The growing importance of the EA first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Companies must be held to account when they fail to prevent abuses and harms
The article Blog: We need a new law to protect human rights and the environment first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Action short of a strike will begin in December
The article Environment Agency workers announce industrial action dates first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Green UNISON Week gives activists the opportunity to publicise the union’s work on green public services, and build awareness on this vital issue
The article Get ready for Green UNISON Week first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Jackie Hamer has worked for the Environment Agency for 30 years. Here, she shares her perspectives on how climate change will affect the UK
The article The old climate certainties ‘aren’t certain…Read more…
“Colleagues, nobody in this virtual hall is going to disagree on the scale of the challenge ahead. Climate change is not somebody else’s problem, an issue for the global south or island communities…Read more…
With the recent report from the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) painting a stark picture of the future without immediate cuts to carbon emissions, and the CoP 26 in Glasgow only…Read more…
As extreme weather events increase with ferocious force; as air pollution claims exponentially more lives; and as crop yields wither in once-abundant regions around the world, there’s a growing…Read more…
Green UNISON week will give activists the opportunity to publicise the union’s work on green public services, and build awareness for Cop26 in November in Glasgow
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During lockdown many of us have found how much being in nature can do to restore our sense of connectedness and lift our spirits. This feeling of wellbeing is of course nothing new to many of us –…Read more…
Every day for the ‘twelve days of Christmas’ this year, UniteLive is running a different story from our top stories of 2021. Today, we look back at a feature from Mental Health Awareness Week back in…Read more…
Help build the union’s campaign on greening our public services
The article Join UNISON for a series of green events first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…