Birmingham unions and council join forces to demand funding for 10% pay rise and £10 an hour minimum
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Come rain or shine, UNISON’s on the case
July might have meant the start of the summer holidays proper, but UNISON and our members are still on the case
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‘Best city in the world to work’
Unite has today (July 29) welcomed the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan’s new ‘Good Work Standard’ as an excellent first step on the road to making work better for millions of Londoners. Unite is…Read more…
School staff win living wage
Lowest paid support staff receive at least £9 an hour in Cheshire West from the start of this month
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Another university signs up to living wage
South Wales accreditation means all workers on campus, including those employed by contractors, will earn at least £9 an hour
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Will a shower of April wins help us flower in May?
Another busy month saw UNISON celebrating victories – and launching new campaigns
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One wage for all ages
UNISON launches #OneWageAnyWage campaign is it celebrates 20 years of the national minimum wage
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Blog: Fighting for a real Living Wage for all, 20 years on from the National Minimum Wage
Twenty years on from the bold, landmark decision to establish a National Minimum Wage, it is time for a new landmark – a real Living Wage for all, regardless of age, that everyone in work can afford…Read more…
March madness
While MPs got lost down the rabbit hole, UNISON and its members kept their focus on the many other problems afflicting Britain’s workers
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Liverpool University agrees to apply for living wage status
University’s move comes just days after University of Manchester becomes 5,000th living wage employer
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Lanarkshire college earns living wage accreditation
Announcement comes as Manchester University becomes 5000th living wage employer and UNISON names and shames colleges over pay
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UNISON urges vigilance as new minimum wages rates are due
Union says stewards need to make sure employers are paying the proper amounts when the new wage rates come into force on 1 April
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UNISON helps University of Bath win living wage accreditation
More than 300 staff will gain as the region’s largest employer makes the move
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‘Meet their just demands’
Kelvin Hopkins Labour MP for Luton North has thrown his full support behind Unite members at Luton Airport who have today (January 14) announced more strikes to demand pay justice. Low paid…Read more…
Living Wage Week
This is Living Wage Week, another opportunity to promote the benefits of the real living wage and fair work more widely.
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Living Wage boost
At least 180,000 people whose bosses are Living Wage employers will see a boost to their pay packets as the Living Wage Foundation increases its rate to £9 an hour outside London and £10.55 in the…Read more…
Living wage rises to £9 an hour – and £10.55 in London
Announcement of new rates marks the start of Living Wage Week
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Living wage week – a recruitment opportunity
New living wage rates are announced on 5 November as part of living wage week – and UNISON has plenty of material available if you plan any recruitment activity around the issue
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Living wage win
Unite has notched up a further victory in its campaign to make London’s largest social enterprise leisure services’ provider Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) pay the London Living Wage (LLW) to those…Read more…
‘Battle for fair pay’
Over 100 low paid cleaners at Luton Airport employed by Sasse Group are calling for their pay to be brought in line with the real living wage of £8.75. The workers who are responsible…Read more…