Members at the Victoria Education Centre voted for action by 97% in an 81% turnout
Members at the Victoria Education Centre voted for action by 97% in an 81% turnout
The cut-off wage for election to reserved (low pay) seats in the union rises to £12.70 an hour
The cut-off wage for election to reserved (low pay) seats in the union rises to £11.80 an hour.
Christina McAnea says government must deliver the cash for above-inflation wage rises
Pay for some of the country’s lowest-paid workers increases from today, but for many key workers a decent wage for an essential job is still a dream
Delegates applauded Charmaine Blaze at the Black members’ conference today, when she movingly described how UNISON helped her secure a managerial role at NHS Scotland after years of being under-employed, under-valued and lacking career progression. She observed that, for Black women in particular, the gender pay gap is “less of a gap and more of […]
Lowest paid support staff receive at least £9 an hour in Cheshire West from the start of this month
It was agreed in principal last month with UNISON, the GMB and the Action for Equality law firm, and formally ratified by city council’s […]
University of Leicester security workers’ petition attracts nearly 1,000 signatures in days – why not add your support?
Announcement of new rates marks the start of Living Wage Week
UNISON members win in the courts and through industrial action
There, UNISON assistant general secretary Christina McAnea told them: "Today, our whole union stands with Glasgow. "Together, we have taken the fight to the courts and to the streets. Councillors […]
‘The women are standing up,’ say Glasgow equal pay claimants on eve of strike
Equal pay victory ‘would be an inspiration to millions of other women fighting for better pay’.
Around 8,000 school staff, nursery workers, care workers, caterers and cleaners – the majority of them UNISON members – will walk out on 23 and 24 October in the largest equal pay strike since the Equal Pay Act was passed