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UNISON warning over threat to employment rights

(02/02/2012) Government must safeguard TUPE

Equal pay justice for 1000 low paid Bury women

(02/02/2012) This is a great day for the low paid women

UNISON calls for protection for workers facing redundancy

(02/02/2012) Consultation period must stay at 90 days

Government still isn't listening over Health and Social Care bill says UNISON

(02/02/2012) Government must act now before it's too late

UNISON warning over looming skills shortage

(02/02/2012) During tough times, training always suffers, as employers see it as a soft target for saving money

Hinchingbrooke Hospital - UNISON response

(01/02/2012) UNISON will work with Circle to make sure Hinchingbrooke remains a good quality local hospital

Unions call for Green Teams to boost economy and environment

(31/01/2012) Central and local government must act now

Fred Goodwin Knighthood annulment - UNISON response

(31/01/2012) It is about time this country's real heroes were honoured says UNISON

University applications fall

(30/01/2012) UNISON response

RBS bonus - UNISON response

(27/01/2012) Money would be better spent keeping nurses on wards and keeping Sure Start and day centres open.

Taxpayers' Alliance figures distract from real policing picture

(27/01/2012) Police staff and officers deserve support if they get injured at work

NMC review - UNISON response

(26/01/2012) UNISON will support the review every step of the way

Taxpayers Alliance gets it wrong on pensions

(25/01/2012) Stop attacking affordable schemes

Health Select Committee Report

(24/01/2012) UNISON response

Government must come clean on higher education plans

(24/01/2012) Students should know what's in store

UNISON calls on Government to listen to health unions

(19/01/2012) We welcome the RCN and RCM’s opposition of the Health Bill

Cameron's economy speech

(19/01/2012) UNISON response

BMA and RCN pensions statement - UNISON response

(18/01/2012) Votes show strength of feeling

UNISON members need a reason to vote Labour

(18/01/2012) Ed Miliband has decided to embrace a Tory pay policy that hits millions of public service workers

Act now on unemployment

(18/01/2012) UNISON warning to Government

Times are still tough for working families

(17/01/2012) Struggle with cost of living continues

Lobby for libraries over literacy timebomb

(13/01/2012) Joint lobby of Parliment to protect services

UNISON agrees to ballot NHS members on pensions offer

(11/01/2012) Ballot will take place after final talks on the Heads of Agreement

UNISON warning over private sector involvement in the NHS

(11/01/2012) Lessons should be learnt from the implant replacement disaster says UNISON

UNISON members back local government pensions talks

(11/01/2012) Talks will now enter an intense phase - due to conclude in April 2012

UNISON members give green light to pensions negotiations

(10/01/2012) Talks will continue in both the health and local government schemes

PM nursing announcement

(06/01/2012) UNISON response

Real pensions timebomb is in the private sector

(03/01/2012) Government must take urgent action

Decent social care must be funded through national insurance

(03/01/2012) It’s time to take urgent action to improve social care

Local Government pensions framework to go ahead

(21/12/2011) Major step forward in the dispute over public sector pensions

Local government trade unions suspend agreement pending further talks

(20/12/2011) Unions alarmed over Eric Pickles' announcement

Health pensions - UNISON response

(19/12/2011) Union to consult on final offer

Warning bells should sound in Westminster

(14/12/2011) 17 year unemployment high

Christmas inflation adding to family stress

(13/12/2011) Small drop in inflation is cold comfort

Pension contribution rises will still hit hard

(08/12/2011) Proposal hits pockets of thousands of NHS staff

Water paper is a "wash out", warns UNISON

(08/12/2011) Fails to tackle water poverty

Damning report reveals real picture of council cuts

(07/12/2011) Government should refocus on Council funding and services

Private maternity contract

(07/12/2011) The thin end of the wedge

Public Accounts Committee Report into the care sector - UNISON response

(06/12/2011) UNISON has long been calling for action to prevent another Southern Cross

UK income inequality up

(06/12/2011) UNISON response

Fuel poverty rises by a quarter

(02/12/2011) UNISON response

UNISON welcomes Clarkson apology

(01/12/2011) Union invites Clarkson to spend a day as a healthcare assistant

UNISON calls for Clarkson to be sacked

(01/12/2011) Union taking urgent legal advice over outrageous comments

Pension poverty to grow

(01/12/2011) OBR predicts widening RPI and CPI gap

NHS strike solid support across the UK

(30/11/2011) More than 400,000 on strike

Solid support for the strike across the country

(30/11/2011) Hundreds of thousands join the action

UNISON condemns Department of Health strike figures

(30/11/2011) DOH set to fiddle figures on turnout

Dave Prentis' speech to Birmingham rally

(30/11/2011) Millions of ordinary working people make history today

Two million workers are no damp squib says UNISON

(30/11/2011) Government has driven public sector workers to the end of their tether

UNISON chief issues rallying call to its 1.1 million members

(29/11/2011) I am so proud of our members says Dave Prentis

UNISON reaction to Autumn statement

(29/11/2011) What will it take for the government to realise Plan A is failing?

Government policies hitting women hard- not strike action

(28/11/2011) 3,700,000 women will be affected by the Government’s plans to make them pay more, work longer, for less benefits

UNISON membership applications jump 126% since ballot result

(28/11/2011) Public sector workers turning away from the Government

UNISON adverts paint real picture of pensions crisis ahead of strike

(25/11/2011) The door is still open for talks says UNISON

UNISON calls on Government ministers' to negotiate

(24/11/2011) Response to Danny Alexander's speech

Cuts deeply damaging to child safety

(22/11/2011) Government fails vulnerable children

Pension tax relief for higher earners costs country £10 billion a year

(21/11/2011) Government must took a long, hard look at who is breaking our economy

Government Housing Strategy Raises False Hope

(21/11/2011) Country needs serious, long-term investment in housing

Letters land on 9,491 employers' desks

(18/11/2011) UNISON set to strike

Bottom line is- hospitals need money to tackle growing NHS waiting lists

(17/11/2011) Without extra funding, other NHS services will suffer

Unemployment figures- UNISON response

(16/11/2011) Government are letting young people down

British Gas job losses- UNISON response

(16/11/2011) True total stands at more than 1,100 job losses

Inflation still piling the pressure on families

(15/11/2011) Government must take action to help struggling families

Job market set to worsen

(14/11/2011) UNISON response to CIPD survey

Increase in violence against NHS staff a national disgrace

(10/11/2011) Urgent action needed to stem rising tide

"Accident waiting to happen"

(10/11/2011) UNISON warning over Hinchingbrooke takeover

Public sector survey- UNISON response

(09/11/2011) We will all suffer from the consequences if Local Government workers leave their jobs

NMC audit highlights need for faster progress

(08/11/2011) Public protection must be paramount

'Life raft for women's equality' launched

(04/11/2011) UNISON warns women's rights under unprecedented attack

UNISON hits back at pensions' strike ballot attacks

(04/11/2011) It's a bit rich for Government Ministers and business leaders to question the legitimacy of our result

Strike ballot marks historic moment for women

(04/11/2011) 3.7 million women hit by pensions' plans

UNISON members vote yes to strike

(03/11/2011) Ballot shows decisive Yes Vote

Yes Vote signals green light for strike action

(03/11/2011) Lay members give the go-ahead for action

UNISON warns against driving down pay rates

(02/11/2011) Oral evidence to low pay commission

Growth figures- UNISON response

(01/11/2011) Government must put money back into peoples pockets, this includes stopping the pensions' tax

Unions lodge pay claim for low paid as directors' pay rises

(28/10/2011) Council workers being pushed into poverty

Pensions trends survey- UNISON response

(27/10/2011) Real pensions crisis is in the private sector

Public sector workers 'priced out of London' warns UNISON

(26/10/2011) The Government must take action to relieve this pressure

UNISON members scoop Mary Seacole awards

(26/10/2011) Nurses honoured for Hepatitus C and dementia projects

UNISON chief calls for pensioner manifesto

(26/10/2011) Decent pensions for all to ensure dignity in retirement

Last minute amendment risks removing student and staff representation in colleges

(26/10/2011) UNISON calls on Government to withdraw amendment

New figures reveal £200m of youth service cuts

(26/10/2011) The Government is failing young people

Mary Seacole award winners announced

(25/10/2011) Nurses, midwives and health visitors honoured

Families facing unprecedented squeeze as pensions hike looms

(24/10/2011) Taking money out of family budgets now is economic suicide

High Court challenge to public sector pensions

(24/10/2011) Pensions battle moves to the High Court

Worst fears realised on NHS accountability- UNISON response

(24/10/2011) Another reason why the Bill represents the end of the NHS as we know it

Young people tell MPs to call time on youth service cuts

(21/10/2011) 'Choose youth' to save economy

Public sector job cuts could rise - UNISON response

(20/10/2011) Communities stripped back to bones

Stop the great pensions' robbery!

(20/10/2011) Public sector workers go head to head with masked raiders in tug of war

Fuel poverty report - UNISON response

(19/10/2011) Huge gulf between households

Health visitor plans a 'step in the right direction'

(19/10/2011) Staff have come under pressure due to shortages says UNISON

UNISON FOI reveals shocking policing picture

(19/10/2011) Cuts are "thin end of the wedge"

Government 's £35 million raid on public sector pensions

(18/10/2011) Raid on pensions will push more people into poverty in their old age

UNISON welcomes blood transplant backtrack but warns against Bill

(18/10/2011) Victory for common sense, as it makes no sense to break up and privatise a successful and integrated service such as blood

UNISON in the Press

(18/10/2011) A selection of today's press clippings

NHS unions urge Lansley to listen to staff fears on pensions

(14/10/2011) Timetable for talks unrealistic and unachievable

False economy of damaging changes to local government pension scheme

(14/10/2011) £2.5bn in benefits payments saved yearly

Don't give into bullying - Vote 'Yes' in pension's ballot, says UNISON

(13/10/2011) Union chief at Police and Justice Conference
People in UNISON
Dave Prentis, general secretary
Keith Sonnet, deputy general secretary
Eleanor Smith, president
Maureen Le Marinel, vice-president
Chris Tansley, vice-president

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