There are many myths about the cuts and the need for austerity – here, we’ve picked out five of the main ones
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Government plans to attack redundancy agreements
The government is launching a new attack on redundancy terms, which could affect workers with a long-service record
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Ask your MP to sign EDM on the NHS bursary
If you’re concerned about the plans to scrap the NHS bursary in England, please contact your MP and ask them to sign EDM 1081
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We will fight these battles together – and we’ll win
Understandably many of the UNISON members I speak to are scared, concerned or just plain appalled by the government’s assault on women. But I’m determined that no bill, cut or law will ever stop…Read more…
Unions say time is running out to solve Action for Children dispute
UNISON and Unite are today (Monday) stepping up their campaign for pay justice at Action for Children by writing to trustees and celebrity supporters over what they see as pay double standards at the…Read more…
‘Let’s focus on how we can protect girls from female genital mutilation’
Speaker from charity Forward urges UNISON members to fulfil their duty to protect women and girls from FGM
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NHS staff feel, quite rightly, that they’re coming under constant attack
If the government comes for the unsocial hours payments that NHS staff have come to rely upon following years of pay austerity, we will be ready for them.
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Stop the cheap steel flood march
Unite members working for Tata Steel in the UK will join thousands of steelworkers from across Europe in Brussels on Monday (February 15) demanding urgent action to stop the flood of cheap imports…Read more…
Government cuts are denying women access to justice, says UNISON
Women are being hit hardest by government cuts and by changes that restrict access to justice, Dave Prentis tells women’s conference
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Support defence jobs plea
Growing frustrations with the government’s short term political decision-making have led Unite defence sector members to join with leading industry figures to discuss the growing frustrations at a…Read more…
Sports Direct: Unite’s ‘have a heart’ plea
Unite campaigners will be handing in a giant Valentine’s card and a 20,000 strong petition at Sport Direct’s headquarters tomorrow (February 13), calling on the retailer to ‘have a heart’ by putting…Read more…
‘A woman after every union woman’s heart’
Labour MP Naz Shah wins applause with the story of her own personal politics
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UNISON condemns imposition of contract on junior doctors
Responding to the announcement today (Thursday) that the government is to impose a new contract on junior doctors, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “This is a cynical move by Jeremy Hunt…Read more…
‘I’m not a victim, I’m a survivor’
UNISON women’s conference applauds survivor’s tale of domestic violence
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Female police staff more likely to be bullied at work than male colleagues, says UNISON
More than two thirds (67 per cent) of female police staff say bullying is a problem at work, and almost three quarters (72 per cent) are not confident that their force will deal fairly with any…Read more…
Patients will suffer most
Jeremy Hunt’s announcement today (February 11) that he intends to impose new contracts on junior doctors is the ‘nuclear option’ that will do nothing to improve patient safety. Unite said that…Read more…
Tipping practices crack-down call
Labour MP Paula Sherriff called for a debate on the business department’s consultation on tips and gratuities in a parliamentary question today (February 11), in light of the most recent service…Read more…
‘The real challenges’ of caring
Women share their experience as carers at Brighton conference
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‘The real challenges’ of caring
Women share their experience as carers at Brighton conference
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Beach barbecues, feminist craft, discussions on prostitution and hula hooping…
Conventional and unconventional approaches to recruitment debated at women’s conference
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