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UNISON called for tighter controls as the government moved to bail out the banks with a £500bn rescue package last week.
Working people need protection too, said general secretary Dave Prentis, urging ministers to take action to provide relief from rising prices.
Keep our streets safe
(13/10/08) Government urged to 'be bold' in plans for police community support officers
Union condemns school cherry picking
(10/10/08) Self-governing schools breaching admissions code
UNISON urges government to protect council cash
(09/10/08) Local authorities risk losses after investing in Icelandic banks
What should next year's pay claim cover?
All NJC branches in England, Northern Ireland and Wales are urged to consult members as widely as possible on the options for the one-year claim
Members urged to reject Scottish council offer
Scottish local government branches recommend rejection of the latest below-inflation pay offer made by Scotland's councils
NEC speaks out on crisis
'In these uncertain times, the safest place to be is in UNISON'
A Real Start to a real job
North Yorkshire's Real Start scheme offers apprentices high-quality training, quick progression to full pay and a a permanent job at the end
Be the best that you can be
Revised code of good branch practice now available
Nominate your nursing heroes now
Which UNISON members do you think have made the most difference to nursing during the first 60 years of the NHS?
Defending abortion rights
Autumn brings a renewed threat to women's right to choose - but also an opportunity to liberalise the law
Lone working
Library members' views sought for new guide
Employment law update: fairness at work
Knowledge and understanding of the law and how best to use it are essential if we are to secure fairness at work. But raising expectations about where the law ought to be is just as important
Black members' conference 2009
Preliminary agenda sent to branches and regional black members' committees
Make your own schools newsletter
New materials and graphics to help branches design and produce their own local materials
Defending adult education
UNISON joins forces with other unions, teaching and community organisations to defend and extend adults' right to learn
Coming events
Including the National Pensioners Convention lobby of MPs on 22 October to mark 100 years of the Old Age Pension
Training
Activists' training in your region and nationally
Positively Public
Equal pay
Make local services count
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