Tony Braisby
UNISON welcomes ‘urgently needed first step’ but says more must be done to tackle pay inequality
Salford campaigners to the fore in launching national funding for nurseries campaign at Parliament on 25 April
Meeting follows offer of 1.7%, or £325 a year, made in talks on 13 April
Higher education service group executive calls off industrial action ballot following vote
Branch appeals for donations to hardship fund as workers start two weeks on the picket line for sick pay from international company worth hundreds of millions
Although no offer has been tabled, UNISON described the discussions as “constructive” and all parties have said they intend to make progress across all elements of the claim at the next meeting.
Industrial action ballot follows 91% rejection of proposed move to ‘defined contribution’ scheme in consultation of affected members
UNISON reacts to minister’s announcement of review into English further education funding, alongside ‘efficiency and resilience’
UNISON calls on government to ‘give more money to schools now’ as Education Policy Institute report shows more schools recording larger deficits
FE colleges in northern England announce plans for hundreds of job losses
Access to good, affordable social housing is key to family and social health, community service group conference hears
Too many community, housing and care workers are being ‘attacked at work for minimum wage’ as a normal part of the job
‘It is a fight we must win – it is a fight we will win’
Community delegates recognise work of Care Workers for Change campaign in defending care services and organising a fragmented and casualised workforce
UNISON backs Children’s Society campaign against changes to free school meal eligibility in England which could stop up to one million children qualifying