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UNISON in the Northern region

UNISON is the north’s biggest and liveliest public sector trade union with 85,000 members across the region. Our members are people working in the public services, or for private contractors providing public services and the essential utilities.

They include frontline staff and managers working full or part time in local authorities, the NHS, colleges and schools, universities, police staff, the electricity, gas and water industries, transport and the voluntary sector. Members are organised into 44 branches.

Latest updates

UNISON statement on expelled member in Northern region

Information has been circulated around the union and at this year’s national delegate conference about former member Yunus Bakhsh’s dismissal from his employment and expulsion from UNISON.

Save Our Schools Rally

(26/07/2010) UNISON Northern members joined other education unions in a joint lobby of parliament last week (19 July)

Low Pay Commission takes evidence from UNISON members

UNISON members gave evidence to the Low Pay Commission as it visited the North East to discuss the Minimum Wage and listen to real life experience of what it is like to survive on the minimum wage and why UNISON is calling for a living wage.

Staked out for the vultures

The new coalition government white paper Liberating the NHS could reduce the National Health Service in England from one of Europe's largest single employers, with around 1 million staff, to near zero by the time of the next general election.

Northern Public Services Alliance - Meeting Dates

Information on upcoming Public Services Allicance Meetings

Durham Miners' Gala 2010 - Public Service Workers Out in Force

Saturday 10 July saw the celebration of the 140th Durham Miners Gala. With several thousands marching through Durham the display of trade union banners escorted by Brass Bands demonstrated the importance of the Miners Gala in the calendar of the trade union movement.

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CONTACT DETAILS
• UNISON Northern region

140-150 Pilgrim St
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 6TH
Tel: 0845 355 0845
Fax: 0191 245 0899
Email: northern@unison.co.uk

Around UNISON

UNISON statement on expelled member in Northern region

Information has been circulated around the union and at this year’s national delegate conference about former member Yunus Bakhsh's dismissal from his employment and expulsion from UNISON

Trade unionists meet to plan fightback

(26/07/10) Meetings across north east and Cumbria to address cuts

Durham Miners' Gala sends message to PM

(12/07/10) North east warns of cost of cuts to the region

School meals worker wins standing ovation

(18/06/10) Conference hears from the organising coalface

Slash, burn and fragmentation

(17/06/10) Conference adopts policy on 'co-operatives' and 'mutuals'
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