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Norfolk’s Burston Strike School Rally returns in 2025, and it will be a chance for the crowds to check out the newly refurbished school building. The Strike School was beginning to show its age, and earlier in the year the call out was made to Unite branches, regions and sister unions across the country to […]
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Unite has launched a new campaign this week highlighting the issues workers face regarding musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), and calling on the Government and employers to play their part in keeping workers safe from the life changing effects that MSD can have. Unite’s campaign is calling for: Unite National Health and Safety AdvisorLuke Collins said, “Musculoskeletal […]
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Pay consultation must act as a wake-up call for ministers
The article Health workers prepared to take strike action over pay, warns UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Pay consultation must act as a wake-up call for ministers
The article Health workers prepared to take strike action over pay, warns UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Unite members and supporters came out in their droves yesterday (3 August) in a public demonstration of solidarity outside the Village Hotel in Glasgow. The Village Hotel is one of the city’s major hotels, and has been rocked by all-out strike action that started this weekend following Unite members returning an overwhelming mandate for industrial […]
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The Calton Weavers Commemorative Committee are returning to the Calton Burial Ground for the 2025 event to mark the murder of weavers fighting against cuts to their pay. Unite Community member Jim Lister is part of the organising committee. Jim said, “This is our 3rd year, and it has been building up a bit of […]
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UNISON backs government plan for recognition
The article Recognising the state of Palestine is the right thing to do first appeared on the UNISON National site.
UNISON backs government plan for recognition
The article Recognising the state of Palestine is the right thing to do first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Delegates at last week’s Food, Drink and Agriculture sector NISC in Dorchester supported the call for a “Heat Strike” campaign to protect workers from increasing extreme temperatures. Unite food worker, Monique Mosley, updated the group on the increasing movement to introduce a maximum working temperature in the UK, something Unite has been calling for some […]
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The specialist health workers are demanding their roles are re-banded to reflect their knowledge, skills and training
The article Christina McAnea joins striking phlebotomists in Gloucester first appeared on the UNISON National site.
The specialist health workers are demanding their roles are re-banded to reflect their knowledge, skills and training
The article Christina McAnea joins striking phlebotomists in Gloucester first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Bindu Parmar gets “the justice she deserves”
The article UNISON wins long-running race discrimination case against Leicester City Council first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Bindu Parmar gets “the justice she deserves”
The article UNISON wins long-running race discrimination case against Leicester City Council first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Festival goers flocked to the Unite Marquee at this year’s Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival for a packed line up of debates, music, theatre as well as a chance to talk to members of the Unite South West team and pick up the latest resources to help them organise at work. The Unite Marquee was in full […]
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Consumers and environment has suffered for too long
The article Fundamental change is needed to fix water, not tinkering around the edges first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Consumers and environment has suffered for too long
The article Fundamental change is needed to fix water, not tinkering around the edges first appeared on the UNISON National site.
New pensions commission should build on success of auto-enrolment
The article Any move to improve pension equality will be a good thing first appeared on the UNISON National site.
New pensions commission should build on success of auto-enrolment
The article Any move to improve pension equality will be a good thing first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Decent wages have to be at the heart of the promised national care service the country needs so desperately
The article Care recruitment crisis won’t end while workers are living in poverty, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Decent wages have to be at the heart of the promised national care service the country needs so desperately
The article Care recruitment crisis won’t end while workers are living in poverty, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.