The number of households with problem debt has increased by 700,000 (28 per cent) since 2012, according to new TUC and UNISON-commissioned research published today (Tuesday). The report,…Read more…
UNISON urges the government to show compassion and accept more refugees
‘The daily images of desperate men, women and children fleeing the escalating violence have shocked the world’
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UNISON welcomes end of employment tribunal fees in Scotland
UNISON has welcomed the Scottish Government announcement that it intends to abolish fees for employment tribunals in Scotland. This announcement comes the week after UNISON vowed to go to the UK…Read more…
UNISON report exposes truth behind the Chancellor’s pay con trick
Thousands of low-income households will be worse off next April when the increase in the minimum wage is more than wiped out by changes to tax credits, according to a new report from UNISON published…Read more…
UNISON to continue fight over Employment Tribunal fees in Supreme Court
UNISON has today (Wednesday) vowed to take its battle to the Supreme Court after the Court of Appeal rejected its appeal against the government’s introduction of employment tribunal fees. Describing…Read more…
Government’s claim of pay rise in NHS all smoke and mirrors says UNISON
UNISON has today slammed the government over a Treasury letter to the chair of the public sector Pay Review Bodies (PRB) – including the NHS PRB – which stated that not all staff will get a pay rise…Read more…
Patient confidentiality at risk as millions of patient records are handed over to Capita, says UNISON
Millions of patients’ confidential medical records are to be passed to a private company, despite appeal from UNISON for secretary of state for health to reconsider his decision to award the £1bn…Read more…
Attacks on unions are attacks on working people too, says UNISON
UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis commens on government proposals to prevent people who work in the public sector from paying their union membership fees directly from their wages.
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Chancellor’s letter on public sector cuts: UNISON responds
UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis comments on Osborne’s letter to public sector workers asking them to find ways to save money.
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