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Immigration advice for UNISON membersIf you’re a migrant worker from a country outside the UK and need advice on immigration issues related to your work situation and right to work in the UK then get in touch.UNISON provides free immigrati…Read more…
A potential overhaul of workers’ rights post-Brexit is being discussed among Tory ministers, with limits on working hours possibly in the firing line, it has been revealed. The Financial Times (FT)…Read more…
04/02/2020. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has published a guide for journalists on the transposition of the new EU whistleblower directive. Launched on 04 February 2020 in the European…Read more…
Bye, Bye EU (or hopefully its “au revoir”)Read more…
Unite, along with major manufacturers, have warned that government plans to diverge from EU regulations could seriously harm automotive, aerospace and food and drink firms across the supply…Read more…
“UNISON will carry on campaigning with, and on behalf, of our European members and their families to retain their existing rights post Brexit.”
The article Settled status: UNISON can help first…Read more…
It’s time to draw a line under a system that continually wastes time and money
The article Proposals could protect the NHS from a no-deal Brexit first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UNISON joins over 80 civil society organisations in writing to the PM, arguing that the price of a no-deal Brexit is too high
The article This will be ‘catastrophic’ for working people…Read more…
Shadow Brexit Secretary tells UNISON that the option to remain in the EU should be part of any second referendum
The article Keir Starmer: “The public should have the option to remain”…Read more…
Labour must find clearer Brexit line and end ambiguity
The article Election results show the country is more divided than ever, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
“Vote for candidates who will stand up for public services and defend our welfare state.”
The article Vote in the European elections on 23 May first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Brussels, 05/04/2019. On Wedneday this week, 03/04/2019, the EU Parliament Civil Liberties committee (LIBE) passed a proposal for visa-free travel for UK citizens post-Brexit, regardless of any deal…Read more…
Government failure in Commons defeat over PM’s EU deal still leaves huge uncertainty and catastrophic risks
The article PM is still serving up a bad Brexit deal, says UNISON first appeared on the…Read more…
The NUJ has expressed solidarity and support for the 456 photojournalists in the Netherlands who are taking strike action on Friday 25 January 2019. The Dutch union Nederlands Vereniging van…Read more…
Unite members from the EU have been urged to contact the union’s immigration helpline if they have concerns about living and working in the UK after Brexit, following the opening of the government’s…Read more…
Commenting on the Brexit vote today (Tuesday) UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “The country has no faith in the Prime Minister’s ability to get her Brexit deal passed, now it’s clear MPs…Read more…
Unite has branded Theresa May’s Brexit promises as “worthless” following the publication of a joint document on Britain’s post-Brexit relationship with the European Union.
The post “Blindfold…Read more…
UNISON publishes new guidance for branches, and a model letter to public-service employers, as pilot scheme is rolled out across the UK in November, based on employment
The article Employers…Read more…
Major hospitals in England rely on the EU for more than a fifth of doctors or nurses new analysis reveals, leading Unite to warn that a Brexit deal needs to stem the exodus of European NHS medical…Read more…
The union introduces new guidance documents and web pages dedicated to Brexit
The article UNISON spells out settled status for its EU members first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…