June saw a number of highlights for the union and our members glisten in the early summer sunshine
June saw a number of highlights for the union and our members glisten in the early summer sunshine
More than 30% of new members in 2017 worked work for private or community employers. Many of these members face zero-hours contracts and the minimum wage […]
Delegates also approved a motion calling for a national campaign against the arms-length companies that the union believes will create a two-tier workforce and […]
Because I wasn’t born in to the movement - I was made in it. That is why I am so proud to be back here on the 25th anniversary of Unison […]
“The values of the union when it was founded remain as relevant today as at any time in our history," she said. "Unity is […]
National delegate conference hears emotive speeches on the mistreatment of Palestinian children
Delegates have grim view of progress despite 50 years of race relations legislation
American trade unionist gives a rousing and compassionate speech to UNISON’s national delegate conference
Tories pushing the UK ‘towards a cliff edge’, Brighton delegates are told
She was introducing a motion on making 2019 the year of young workers, after the presentation of the young members’ organising award – renamed in honour of late […]
That’s easy – we need to stop paying money to the PFI firms ripping us off and close the tax havens bleeding the country dry. “Now Theresa May […]
Barnstorming speech at UNISON’s national delegate conference celebrates the triumphs of the past 25 years – and the successes to come
In the year that marks the 20th anniversary of the agreement, Gabrielle Carton of Northern Ireland UNISON, told delegates that the union “has always fought for a just peace […]
UNISON president opens union’s national delegate conference in Brighton
Conference notes that while the Windrush scandal has led to the resignation of Home Secretary Amber Rudd on 30 April 2018, the policies themselves are still in operation and compensation schemes will be delayed while public consultations are held. Conference is appalled at the treatment that UNISON member Michael Braithwaite and other members of the […]