UNISON is today (Tuesday) warning George Osborne that scrapping tax rebates on pensions will leave more than five million public sector workers worse off. The rise in National Insurance (NI) payments…Read more…
Opposition to Trade Union Bill continues
Hyndburn council and Welsh government are latest bodies to oppose attack on rights of their workers
The article Opposition to Trade Union Bill continues first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Big lottery robbery
Young people’s mental health interventions, women’s refuge projects and food banks could come under threat as the government may well look to cut £320m from the Big Lottery Fund. The services that…Read more…
Campaigning to end violence against women and girls
25 November is UN day to eliminate violence against woman and girls
The article Campaigning to end violence against women and girls first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Campaigning to end violence against women and girls
25 November is UN day to eliminate violence against woman and girls
The article Campaigning to end violence against women and girls first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Politicians put school support staff in spotlight
Show of support for UNISON’s Stars in our Schools campaign
The article Politicians put school support staff in spotlight first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Politicians put school support staff in spotlight
Show of support for UNISON’s Stars in our Schools campaign
The article Politicians put school support staff in spotlight first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
NEC by-election
Nominations open on 1 December for by elections to the NEC higher education general and Northern region male seats
The article NEC by-election first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
NEC by-election
Nominations open on 1 December for by elections to the NEC higher education general and Northern region male seats
The article NEC by-election first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Police cuts threaten neighbourhood policing at time of heightened terrorist threat, says UNISON
Nearly a third (30 per cent) of police community support officers (PCSOs) in England have been cut since 2010, says UNISON today (Monday). UNISON warns that the government’s determination to rid the…Read more…
Labour must stop knocking seven bells out of one another, says UNISON’s Dave Prentis
UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “The spending review is just three days away. Millions of working families anxiously await the Chancellor’s plans. “They’re scared about what he has in…Read more…
Tax Refund Service: important notice from UNISONplus
The Tax Refund Service is no longer a UNISON-endorsed service and has been withdrawn from the membership benefits package
The article Tax Refund Service: important notice from UNISONplus first…Read more…
Justice now call
Unite has welcomed the `unreserved apology’ from the Metropolitan Police to the seven women duped into relationships with undercover police officers specially assigned to infiltrate politically…Read more…
TRADE UNION BILL: Government clings to concept of intimidation despite lack of evidence
20 November 2015
By Andrew Moretta, World of Work Project Researcher, Institute of Employment Rights
IER readers will recall that in July 2015 the government released three consultation documents…Read more…
‘Economics of Arthur Daley’
Media reports that further cuts to local government public health budgets are on the cards as a way of slashing overall health spending should be strongly resisted, Unite said today (November 20)….Read more…
Fare treatment please
George Osborne is being warned the impact of looming government cuts to bus services will see the country “grind to a halt.” Local bus services – which account for almost two thirds of public…Read more…
Paris climate demos cancelled – join the marches in the UK
Demonstrations and marches cancelled after Paris attacks
The article Paris climate demos cancelled – join the marches in the UK first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
UNISON supports industrial action by junior doctors
UNISON is backing strike action announced today (Thursday) by junior doctors who oppose changes to their contracts being proposed by the government. It follows a ballot of more than 37,000 junior…Read more…
Unity is strength
In the wake of the horrific attacks that took place in Paris on Friday (November 13) Unite last night expressed its deepest sympathy, sending heartfelt condolences to the friends, families and loved…Read more…
‘Our hearts go out to Paris’
“We stand in solidarity with our sisters and brothers,” says message to French unions
The article ‘Our hearts go out to Paris’ first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…