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“No one should ever have to choose between heating and eating” was the message from Unite’s members holding protests as part of a nationwide Day of Action over energy price hikes. Unite Community activists joined comrades from Unite Retired Members Branches, along with other fuel poverty and pensioner groups, held over 40 events yesterday (April […]
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Unite Community activists from across the country are planning events as part of the the unions forthcoming nationwide Day of Action over energy price hikes – and they would love to see you join them on the streets. Unite branches are organising events in every corner of the UK to highlight the impact of the […]
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Unite is encouraging members to take to the streets and get involved with a national day of action on 1 April to highlight the impact of the rising cost of energy on communities. Unite Community and Unite Retired Members Branches are organising protests nationwide in response to OFGEM’s 6.4% price hike on 1st April, and […]
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Retired Unite members from Bristol have taken their concerns over the cuts to the Winter Fuel Allowance to their MP – who just happens to be Treasury Minister Darren Jones. Members of Unites Bristol Retired Members branch lobbied the Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Bristol North West MP on December 14, 2024 as he […]
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Members have voiced their support for Unite taking action, by launching a judicial review process on behalf of the union and its retired members, to overturn the government’s decision to cut the winter fuel payment to all but the poorest pensioners. Unite has sent a pre-action protocol letter to Liz Kendal the secretary of state […]
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On the winter fuel allowance and WASPI women, UNISON is sending a strong message to government not to ignore retired people
The article Opinion: The government must listen to retired people first appeared on the UNISON National site.
On the winter fuel allowance and WASPI women, UNISON is sending a strong message to government not to ignore retired people
The article Opinion: The government must listen to retired people first appeared on the UNISON National site.
It’s clear the government has inherited a mess form the Tories, but the cut of winter fuel allowance to pensioners is a mistake
The article Opinion: The chancellor must think again on winter fuel cut first appeared on the UNISON National site.
It’s clear the government has inherited a mess form the Tories, but the cut of winter fuel allowance to pensioners is a mistake
The article Opinion: The chancellor must think again on winter fuel cut first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Retired members concerned about the winter fuel announcement can check their situation with UNISON’s benefits calculator
The article Check your benefits entitlement first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Retired members concerned about the winter fuel announcement can check their situation with UNISON’s benefits calculator
The article Check your benefits entitlement first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Unite has been working with its retired members to draw up a ‘Decent Retirement for All’ manifesto ahead of next month’s general election. The manifesto, published by Unite’s National Retired Members Committee, puts forward key policies for pension provision, the health and social care system and to provide greater security, independence and inclusion for older […]
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Unite’s Workers’ Plan for Steel campaign has lit a fire in people from all walks of life — and all ages. Last week, the campaign held a day of action in the UK’s major steel towns including Port Talbot, Scunthorpe and Sheffield. The campaign has only just begun but it’s already making major waves. And […]
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General secretary was addressing retired members as general election year nears
The article Christina McAnea urges retired members to help campaign for care first appeared on the UNISON National site.
General secretary was addressing retired members as general election year nears
The article Christina McAnea urges retired members to help campaign for care first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Unite has joined forces with the National Pensioners’ Convention (NPC) and the Scottish Pensioners’ Forum (SPF) to launch a campaign to demand that the government rules out any further increases to the state pension age. In the first of many demonstrations, Unite, NPC and SPF activists mobilised outside Parliament alongside Labour MPs on Tuesday (May […]
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Letter from national pensioners’ organisation says its members understand strains on services, adding that they will, where possible will support pickets
The article Pensioners Convention extends solidarity to UNISON members first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Pensioners across the UK – more than 2m of whom are already living in poverty – face the chancellor’s Autumn Statement tomorrow (November 17) with dread, as the triple lock pension protection hangs in the balance. The triple lock guarantee ensures that the state pension increases each year in line with whichever is highest – […]
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Meeting for their annual conference, delegates also discuss motions on pensions, bus passes and free prescriptions
The article UNISON retired members focus on the cost of living crisis first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Chair of UNISON’s national retired members’ committee, Rosie MacGregor, outlines the most pressing concerns for retired people
The article A gamble with pensioners’ lives: retired members confront the cost of living crisis first appeared on the UNISON National site.