Cuban public service union leader challenges delegates to help build a better world for all
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’It’s the workplace that needs to change, not the person’
Conference pledges action to tackle growing problem of mental health issues for local government workers facing pressures driven by austerity, cuts and growing demand for the services they…Read more…
Delegates discuss building a campaign on pay
Local government conference welcomes early lodging of pay claim and calls range of actions to support it
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Gender pay gap still a problem, delegates hear
Local government conference debates measures to tackle the issue, as the pay gap and the glass ceiling still exist
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Standing up for children’s education
School cuts are affecting children and UNISON will gear up campaigning against them, local government conference vows
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‘We need to talk about safe housing‘
The horrific tragedy at Grenfell tower pushessafe housing up the agenda at UNISON’s local government conference
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Derby and Durham school support staff bring inspiration
Faced with huge cuts to their pay, these UNISON members fought back
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Local government conference remembers Grenfell Tower
Minute’s silence, collection and statement form the branch, as last week’s fire casts its shadow over delegates
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Plight raised of Black workers in fragmented workplaces
Conference hears that the post-Brexit world, where the ‘other’ is increasingly seen as a problem, is making the situation worse for Black workers
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Delegates look to the future with debates on apprenticeships
Local government conference says apprenticeships are important, but must be properly funded and designed
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UNISON vows to build care campaign
Conference pledges to campaign on funding crisis and step up action to organise workers
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