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As wind and rain batters the north of England I want to pay tribute to our members

UNISON calls on government to maintain Aagency funding in wake of floods

The holiday season saw members across northern England and Scotland scramble to deal with floods. But flood defence is a year-round job

Welcoming the Chancellor’s decision to increase tax insurance to pay for flood defences, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “More funding for flood defences should help save people the pain of washed out homes and businesses. “During the recent storms, when flood defences were breached and rivers burst their banks, at times there weren’t enough […]

WET conference vows to keep up the pressure to ensure “the living wage for all in the water industry”

New Year Honours list includes MBEs for members working for the Environment Agency to protect the country from floods

We’re balloting our Environment Agency members on industrial action. Our members are dedicated and hard-working and devoted to their jobs, keeping us all safe. They feel – with much justification – that the Agency has taken advantage of this dedication.

The Environment Agency has refused to make a better offer – or even to reopen talks

While MPs got lost down the rabbit hole, UNISON and its members kept their focus on the many other problems afflicting Britain’s workers

Workers at the Environment Agency are to take industrial action after a below-inflation pay rise was forced on staff earlier this year, UNISON said today (Thursday). Staff overwhelmingly backed industrial action in their demand for a fairer offer than the 1.3% rise they were given back in January.  More than 85% of votes cast supported taking action, which includes stopping […]

Another busy month saw UNISON celebrating victories – and launching new campaigns

Environment Agency staff take industrial action after seeing a 20% drop in pay over the last decade

Unions seek urgent review of risk assessments to tackle new COVID-19 variant

Real terms pay cut ‘will be a source of national embarrassment’ to the nation as it attempts to battle climate change

A maximum of 3% is ‘woefully inadequate’ for staff amid cost-of-living crisis, says UNISON