Open University staff will get full support in their campaign against plans to close seven regional offices and axe 500 jobs, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis declared today when he visited the…Read more…
European Parliament calls for Edward Snowden to be protected from extradition
Brussels, 29/10/2015. European Parliament MEPs today called on EU member states to “drop any criminal charges against Edward Snowden, grant him protection and consequently prevent extradition…Read more…
We will back your struggle against these cuts, Prentis tells OU members
Open University staff could be balloted over plans to close seven regional offices and lose 500 jobs
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Welsh councils and unions unite to oppose Trade Union Bill
Cymru/Wales local government employers defend facility time, check-off and union rights for council workers
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London members mark Black History Month
Tackling racism ‘is one of our most urgent tasks – we cannot let it slide off our agenda,’ general secretary tells London celebration
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Government’s pledge on free school meals must be honoured
Commenting on the pledge given today (Wednesday) at Prime Minister’s Questions that free school meals for infants won’t be scrapped, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “We…Read more…
Secure our industry and futures
Steelworkers will descend on Parliament tomorrow (October 28) to lobby their MPs to save our steel industry. The workers from steel communities in Teesside, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, the West…Read more…
UNISON member wins prestigious teaching assistant award
UNISON member Kathy Harwood has been named Teaching Assistant of the Year for her dedication to helping children with a variety of health problems
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Lords tax credits vote is an important first step
The vote on tax credits is a tremendous win for ordinary people struggling to get by on low pay – but it’s only a beginning
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No justification
Unite has challenged the justification for 3M’s announcement of thirty-four job losses, after it informed the workforce compulsory redundancies are likely at its Bangor (Northern Ireland) site….Read more…
Save NHS from trade deal
David Cameron has so far refused to sign up to a historic pledge to protect the NHS from the EU/US trade deal that could spell the irreversible sale of our NHS. Politicians across England,…Read more…
UNISON launches #ChooseWellChampion campaign in ‘groundbreaking initiative’
Largest NHS union puts its weight behind Welsh government’s Choose Well call
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Cuts threaten disabled people in work
Disabled workers describe struggle to work twenty years after Disability Discrimination Act
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Prentis warns of austerity’s risk to peace in Northern Ireland
General secretary takes ‘strong message of support’ to Belfast as latest group of health workers begin ballot for action
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Woefully inadequate
The government’s announcement of just £6m in new funding to support the steel town of Scunthorpe is ‘woefully inadequate’ and only deals with the symptoms not the causes of the crisis engulfing the…Read more…
‘Tribute to solidarity’
The pay dispute at Case New Holland Tractor Ltd in Basildon, Essex has been settled, after the workforce accepted an improved pay offer. The 460-strong hourly paid production workforce,…Read more…
UNISON urges government to ‘think again’ as it confirms attack on trade union subs
‘Scrapping check-off will be hugely disruptive for unions and the working people who belong to them,’ says Dave Prentis
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Episode 9: ‘I don’t think I can stand anymore!’
Sounds familiar? If you work in the hospitality industry you can join www.unitetheunion.org – if you earn less than the Living Wage (£9.15ph in London, £7.85 outside) for just £2.10 per week….Read more…
Immigration, what’s the story?
Tomorrow (Thursday October 22) Show Racism the Red Card (SRtRC) is holding a special preview screening of their film – Immigration, what’s the story? The film features people discussing their…Read more…
Nuclear deal secures long-term employment
China’s investment in Hinckley Point nuclear power station has today (Wednesday October 21) raised concern about the financing of future infrastructure projects in the UK. Unite welcomed the…Read more…