Polly Smith is a homecare worker
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Polly Smith is a homecare worker
The article ♡ UNISON: the union has empowered me to speak up first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Polly Smith is a homecare worker
The article ♡ UNISON: the union has empowered me to speak up first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Elaine Brooks has worked in libraries all her life, and so has her friend and fellow UNISON member Elaine Cotterell. Today they travelled to London to speak up for libraries.
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One of the biggest bonuses of being in UNISON is that I’ve made such good friends – I’ve met people I wouldn’t normally have been friends with because we’ve got a common interest. I never thought I’d…Read more…
During heart UNISON week it’s worth remembering that while taking strike action is never easy, the results can make a huge difference to people’s lives
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Annette is a medical secretary in Scotland who loves that UNISON stands up for the whole NHS
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‘UNISON has backed me up … has encouraged me to become the person I am’
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UNISON is a group of people having the same interests and the same cause
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‘I am moved to tears and utterly overwhelmed by your support. Thank you’
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I first got involved with UNISON because I had a workplace issue; I was accused of stealing something from the organisation I used to work at
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You have three loves: your family, your partner, and then the movement that you would do anything for
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My job is to support people with learning difficulties to live in the community independently.
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Three quarters of councils continue to insist on 15-minute homecare visits for elderly and disabled people, UNISON reveals
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All in a day’s work for the librarian
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The holiday season saw members across northern England and Scotland scramble to deal with floods. But flood defence is a year-round job
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Becoming an organ donor can be a gift – both for the lives you save, and the loved ones you leave behind
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UNISON celebration of school workers had a fantastic response
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UNISON members are helping workplaces, their families and communities to warm up for the festive season
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With the chancellor’s U-turn on tax credits, single mum Kati Conroy says she can sleep again at night – for now
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Writer and veteran campaigner Harry Leslie Smith looks to the past and shares his hopes – and fears – for the future
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