Welcome to the activists' zone, bringing together the best from
UNISON InFocus, the union's monthly resource for stewards and activists, plus a range of information, documents and advice useful to UNISON activists.
(27/04/12) 'Organising', 'recruitment' and 'servicing' – what do such words mean when it comes to UNISON?
(27/04/12) Facility time is under attack, so what can we do to fight back?
27/04/12) The government has been quietly trying to break up the education system – but there's a fightback building
(27/04/12) UNISON is gearing up its political resources – both the general political fund and the affiliated Labour Link – ahead of local elections in
England, Wales and Scotland this May
(27/04/12) The Health and Social Care Act may have passed into law – but UNISON is still working to defend the NHS
(27/04/12) What constitutes 'reasonable adjustments' that an employer might be expected to make?
(23/03/12) They've been appearing with regularity on adverts and now they're coming to UNISON too
(23/03/12) Facility time is under attack from self-appointed 'campaigners' – apart from the factual inaccuracies that they peddle (
See here) what they never consider is just what union reps do in whatever facility time they have
(23/03/12) Local elections take place across Britain in May, offering a vital chance to vote on the coalition's cuts. London mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone talks to UNISON about the fight to unseat Boris Johnson
(02/03/12) We've a new batch of materials to help you campaigning on pensions
(20/04/12) NEC meets to plan this year's national delegate conference
(22/02/12 ) NEC urges massive turnout for 7 March rally against government's NHS bill