UNISON, the largest education union in the UK, today rejected a 2.3% pay offer for staff in Further Education, saying it was nowhere near enough to eliminate low pay in the sector. Industrial action is now likely in the autumn in support of fair pay.
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UNISON, the UK
Nearly 70% of local government workers considered leaving their jobs in the past year, saying they felt undervalued and poorly paid, an NOP survey has found.
Private contractors who withheld pensions benefits from ex-NHS staff, will be forced to pay back millions of pounds following a victory by UNISON, the UK
Local government unions today stepped up the pressure on local authorities in the dispute over pay by revealing their intention to hold a 24-hour national strike on Wednesday, July 17.
UNISON, the UK
UNISON is to seek a meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, to gain assurances that the work the union had been doing with Stephen Byers on protecting the local government workforce from exploitation will continue.
UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis says Stephen Byers was one of the few ministers willing to stand up for local government.
Dave Prentis, General Secretary of UNISON, the UK
UNISON, the UK
Plans to make large private companies a permanent feature of the NHS are an admission of failure, said UNISON, the UK
UNISON, the UK
UNISON, the UK