Young people are being encouraged to vote remain on 23 June to safeguard the rights of millions of workers – and their own futures. UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis today (Friday) called on the…Read more…
Nurses have given us so much – they deserve our wholehearted support
They’re the world’s largest group of health professionals, an absolutely essential part of every health service around the world – and we celebrate them each year, on 12th May, International Nurses…Read more…
Stobart ballot
The simmering row over Argos’ plans to transfer 96 drivers in Leicestershire to controversial haulier Eddie Stobart Ltd (ESL) has now escalated to a strike ballot of more than 400 workers at the…Read more…
Boris battle bus makes dubious NHS claims, says UNISON
Commenting on the launch of the Vote Leave battle bus today (Wednesday), UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “No one should be fooled for one minute by the dubious claims branded along the…Read more…
Higher education pay offer rejected
UNISON calls on employers to begin dispute resolution procedure after offering a ‘pittance’ to staff
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Government needs to change the law around council pension powers, says UNISON
The government has failed to listen to more than 70,000 signatories to a UNISON-backed parliamentary petition calling for it to be written into UK law that it is up to council pension funds to decide…Read more…
Defying all justice
The boss of a Birmingham drug and alcohol charity, which sacked health and safety rep Alison Morris for raising concerns with her manager over fire safety, has received nearly 3,000 emails calling…Read more…
No better role model for new activists
Every day as much loved UNISON activists move on, new activists begin their lifelong journey in our union. Like Carole, they will help members with problems big and small, defend their jobs and fight…Read more…
Keep ferries public
One of the first actions of the new Scottish government’s transport minister should be to ensure that the Clyde and Hebrides ferry routes remain in public hands Unite today (May 9). With a…Read more…
Fatigue factor
Over a thousand Thomas Cook airlines cabin crew began voting in a ballot for industrial action on Friday (May 6) in a dispute over health and safety concerns and ‘dangerous’ changes to rest breaks…Read more…
Congratulations Sadiq Khan
A UNISON member, Sadiq has always been a friend to me and to our union. He has fought a smart, passionate and thoughtful campaign for Mayor, focussed on issues that matter to UNISON members and all…Read more…
UNISON welcomes government’s academies climbdown
Commenting on the news today (Friday) that the government has abandoned its plans to force all maintained schools still linked to local authorities to become academies, UNISON head of education Jon…Read more…
Crucial to communities
The aerospace and defence industry has joined Unite in making a clear call for Britain staying inside the European Union ahead of the referendum on the 23rd of June. ADS Group – the industry…Read more…
Keep NHS bursaries
Unite is continuing to call on the Tories to ditch plans aimed at replacing NHS bursaries with loans amid warnings that it will cause workforce crisis and turmoil within the health service. …Read more…
UNISON urges Colombia to protect activists from paramilitaries
More than 500 Colombian trade unionists and human rights campaigners murdered in the past five years as threat increases
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Time for Labour to unite and focus on getting rid of this government
Labour must now unite behind a vision that can win in four years’ time and, in so doing, change this country for the better. There are millions of people across the country who need that to happen….Read more…
Academy chain job cuts are a lesson in how not to manage schools, says UNISON
Commenting on the decision today (Thursday) by the Academies Transformation Trust (ATT) to announce jobs cuts and a major restructuring across its secondary and primary schools in the East and West…Read more…
Paltry pay
Around 70,000 local government workers who are members of Unite have shown their defiance of a ‘paltry’ one per cent offer by not signing the two-year pay deal. The union has conceded that it…Read more…
‘Dog-whistle’ racism claim
The Conservative party is regularly beset by allegations of racism against its MPs, councillors and candidates but even the most offensive comments rarely result in serious disciplinary action, a…Read more…
University spend on agency staff soars to £200m
‘Casualisation is short sighted, bad for staff and bad for students’ says UNISON, as it reveals growing scale of the problem
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