2014 service group executive elections

Nominations for the election of the union’s service group executives open on Monday 13 January and close on Friday 21 February

Durham university accused of hypocrisy

Union condemns university for not paying living wage while underspending by millions on staffing budget and paying vice chancellor almost quarter of a million pounds

MPs hear why UNISON members are Worth It

Dave Prentis leads the parliamentary briefing onUNISON’s Worth It pay campaign

Probation leak shows privatisation a risk to public

Newspaper report shows importance of backing campaign against sell-off – and of voting Yes in union’s industrial action ballot says UNISON

2014 service group executive elections early notice

Elections will be held for all seats on the union’s seven service group executives in 2014

Higher education executive considers the way forward

Higher education service group executive discusses how to highlight issues and co-ordinate with other unions

Pay public service workers more for a better economy

Union commissioned report challenges the fallacy of a race to the bottom, which drives down wages for all by playing the public and private sectors off against each other

Rotherham Hospital campaign goes to No 10

Politicians join activists to make the case against job cuts

Recruiting homecare workers and apprentices

New recruitment leaflets and ‘how to’ recruitment guides available

New phone number for UNISON

UNISON will introduce a new 0800 free phone number from January

Splashing the cash on everything but university support staff

The University of West England is investing in a football stadium and spending on building projects, but it’s still refusing to pay low-waged staff decently

Help get the last four signed up for Bangladesh factory safety

One more push to get remaining high street brands signed up to the Bangladeshi factory accord

Teaching and classroom assistants celebrated

Across the UK, pupils, schools, parents and UNISON celebrated the work of teaching assistants, classroom assistants and the whole range of learning support workers – and that was reflected on social media

University staff distribute food to help students through strike

Staff at Liverpool University hand out food to make sure students will have enough to eat on the next strike day

Classroom assistants celebrated in Northern Ireland

Classroom assistants are being celebrated throughout Northern Ireland for their contribution to our schools