UNISON the public service union

Welcome to UNISON in the Northern Region

UNISON is the North's biggest and liveliest public sector trade union with 95,000 members across the North East and Cumbria. Our members are people working in public services or for private contractors providing public services and the essential utilities.

They include frontline staff and managers working in councils, the Health Service, colleges and schools, universities, the electricity, gas and water industries, transport and the voluntary sector. Members are organised into 61 branches.

UNISON's priorities in the Northern Region include improving and defending public services, promoting community cohesion and anti-racism and protecting members' jobs and conditions.

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Latest updates

Our telephone number is changing

(08/04/08) From 9 April you can call UNISON Northern on 0845 355 0845

Colombian Delegation Visits the Region

(07/04/08) UNISON played a key role organising a highly successful visit by three Colombian activists to the North of England which has strengthened region-to-region links

2008 - A new year, a new action plan

Every year Regional activists meet to decide what the Northern Region’s priorities should be for the coming year, working to objectives set out by the NEC. Find out more.

Pay matters

Pay Matters is the name of a national UNISON campaign which aims to give support to members fighting for fair pay in any sector of the public services. A national cross service seminar on pay has already been held and many activists from the Region attended.

Hope not hate - tackling racism

The Northern Region is proud of its record in tackling racism and of our record of high profile, vociferous opposition to far right parties and groups such as the BNP. A series of events throughout the Region organised by the Hope no hate campaign is available here.

Council Worker? Value Council Services? Give us Your Views!

Do you work for a local council? Have you recently left your job in Local Government? If so, UNISON would love to hear from you. Your views could help us win a decent pay rise for all local government workers.

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