The union marks Human Rights Day by targeting countries that are the ‘worst’ abusers of trade union rights
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Opposition to Trade Union Bill continues
Hyndburn council and Welsh government are latest bodies to oppose attack on rights of their workers
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Prentis urges LGBT delegates to continue fight against TU Bill
General secretary highlights ‘vicious, vindictive’ nature of government attack on unions, as he addresses LGBT conference
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Ending check-off would make absolutely no sense
Ending union members’ right to have their subs deducted from wages would be disruptive, centralist and make absolutely no sense
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Rally shows strength of feeling over trade union bill
Workers travel from across the UK to tell their MPs their concerns over trade union bill
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Tricks but no treats
Join us on Monday to stop this nightmare that is the Trade Union Bill
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The Trade Union Bill: Graeme’s story
My name is Graeme Matheson and I work as a building services engineer
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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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The Trade Union Bill: T’s story
T works as a night awake care assistant in a residential home for the elderly.
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The Trade Union Bill: Roger’s story
Roger is 70 years old and has been retired from Sheffield City Council as an administrator since 1997
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UNISON will not be gagged, higher education branches hear at seminar
Branch delegates gather to discuss strategic concerns of higher education workers, including the government Trade Union Bill
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The Trade Union Bill: Jenny’s story
My name is Jenny Edwards and I work as an associate practitioner
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Trade Union Bill is bad for democracy and for working people, says UNISON
Union says that the Bill is designed to ‘stop union reps from carrying out their duties’
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Welsh members rally against Trade Union Bill
Members from across Wales rally outside the Senedd in Cardiff, while the Assembly debates motion opposing Westminster bill
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The Trade Union Bill: John’s story
My name is John Brisbane and I work as a staff nurse in a child and adolescent mental health unit
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Trying to stop check-off for union subs ‘a silly and petty policy’
Trade Union Bill is “unfair, unnecessary and undemocratic,” says Doncaster mayor Ros Jones
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Thank you to everyone who made Sunday a success
Thousands upon thousands of UNISON members – and their families – took time on Sunday to come to Manchester and march
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‘We will win – together’ Prentis tells Manchester rally
‘It’s time for an alternative to the cuts, the privatising agenda, and to the pay freeze destroying lives,” says Dave Prentis as 85,000 march against austerity, and for workers’ rights
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Burnley is latest council to attack Trade Union Bill
North West council criticises “unfair, unnecessary and undemocratic” attack that will “undermine constructive employment relations and civil liberties”
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Trade Union Bill survey – your right to support at work is being attacked
We’d like to hear examples of how UNISON has had a positive impact, and how how we can do more – fill in our survey
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