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Tennis ball and snooker cloth makers started industrial action today (12 January) over pay that could result in shortages at tournaments. Workers at sports cloth manufacturer WSP Textiles are on strike action for the first time in their history which will see snooker and tennis tournaments under threat due to a lack of baize and […]
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Unite members employed by finance sector outsourcer Diligenta have today (January 12) restarted industrial action across five sites in a dispute over pay. The Diligenta staff in the head office site in Peterborough will now also be balloted for industrial action. Diligenta management have failed to meaningfully negotiate with Unite on pay and this strike […]
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Unite members are being urged to put safety first as Storm Goretti brings yellow and amber weather warnings to large parts of the UK. The Met Office has given multiple warnings for snow and ice, wind and rain from today (8 Jan) til Friday, with some highlighting a “danger to life”. In conditions like this […]
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Government must do more to ease cost of living pressures for those who need support
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Government must do more to ease cost of living pressures for those who need support
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Write to your MP before it’s too late
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Write to your MP before it’s too late
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UNISON is urging members to support women affected by pension inequality and to write to their MP now
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Workers at three of the UK’s largest casinos have taken strike action over the busiest time of the year over their employers’ miserly “unsustainable” pay offer. Whilst workers resorted to picket lines over the freezing cold Christmas period, it was revealed that the bosses refused them a cost of living pay rise, and had been […]
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Unite reps at Hinkley Point C have spoken about the vital role of Health and Safety reps in the workplace in a new video from Unite South West. The film hears from Unite reps Sam Thomas and Maria Boyle and focuses on the toll that working away from home and family for long periods of […]
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Report provides detailed examination of services
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Report provides detailed examination of services
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Effective action is long overdue
The post Protecting women and girls from violence needs proper funding appeared first on UNISON National.
Effective action is long overdue
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Party goers and Christmas shoppers may struggle to get home thanks to Scrooge bosses, while hard working public transport staff look for some Christmas cheers from their employers There are a number of disputes being planned over the festive season as transport staff struggle with poor pay at one of the busiest times of the […]
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Unite members sent cards to tight fisted Sports Direct bosses yesterday (17 December) telling them to “Stop being a Grinch and pay up.” The company is the biggest sports retailer in the UK, however despite this they feel they can’t afford a pay rise or permanent contracts for its workers. Earlier this month Unite branded […]
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Five-year term begins in January 2026
The post Andrea Egan to be next UNISON general secretary appeared first on UNISON National.
Five-year term begins in January 2026
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Hundreds of overseas staff working in social care and the NHS travelled to Westminster today to lobby MPs over plans to restrict visa rules for care workers
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Hundreds of overseas staff working in social care and the NHS travelled to Westminster today to lobby MPs over plans to restrict visa rules for care workers
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