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This week, the latest phase in Our Million Voices campaign goes live on TV and in newspapers across the UK....  |
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More than 100 Sheffield school dinner ladies spoke out at a weekend rally organised by UNISON, in the latest stage of their bid to get better treatment at work.
The women are demanding sick pay, nationally agreed pay rates, and an end to dangerous lone working.
School meals worker Audrey Parkinson at the Sheffield rally
Shining a spotlight on public service cuts
(08/03/10) Million Voices campaign tells the story behind the cuts
Activists meet to build equalities work
(05/03/10) General secretary stresses importance of equality in everything UNISON does
World Book Day - "Stop libraries being written off"
(04/03/10) Support libraries and fight against cuts and closures
Taxpayers' Alliance gets sums wrong on pensions
(04/03/10) Body accused of deliberately manipulating figures to suit its claims
MPs' 1.5% pay rise
(04/03/10) While MPs get 1.5%, low paid workers will get nothing
UNISON meets Hollywood
(03/03/10) Meryl Streep plays UNISON figure at New York women's seminar
Branch out with A Million Voices
What you can do for our big campaign
Bridges (over the Tyne) into Learning
For two Newcastle branches, the Bridges into Learning project has been a big success
PCS national industrial action 8 & 9 March
Advice to members
Core branch resources
Updated guidance on the exclusion or expulsion of individuals from membership
UNISON Welfare - winter fuel grant
One-off payments towards winter fuel costs to assist our most vulnerable members
General secretary election
Nominations close on 1 April
FE & 6th form colleges seminar reminder
Register for April's 6th form and FE colleges seminar by 21 March
National organiser (vulnerable workers)
UNISON is seeking to appoint a temporary national organiser (fixed-term contract to 15 Jan 2012)
Coming events
including TUC Pension Trustee Network briefing on 'oil sands' resolutions
Training
Activists' training in your region and nationally
A million voices for public services
Fighting redundancies
Equal pay
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