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Adding a handful of inspectors will make little difference

Government finally gives green light to talk about pay

‘We urge the EA to come to the negotiating table with an offer that seeks to deliver a real uplift for members that reverses the trend of recent years’

Workers will refuse to volunteer for on-call cover outside contracted hours from this weekend until 19 September, in continuing action over pay

Environment agency pay He opened by highlighting the situation that the country faced when conference last convened a […]

General secretary expresses disappointment that the union was not told of a proposed one-off, unconsolidated payment and calls for a pay meeting

Donna Rowe-Merriman, national secretary for the sector, said: “Workers have endured over a decade of pay erosion where the value of their pay has reduced by over 20%, and […]

Date

13 – 15 October 2023

Location

Nottingham (Hilton Hotel, Milton Street, Nottingham)

Registration for the 2023 UNISON Water, Environment, and Transport (WET) Branch Seminar will open shortly.

Branches will be able to register delegates very soon, but in the meantime are advised to make a note of the following dates and location/venue details and consult with members as appropriate on seeking delegates to attend.

Dates: Friday 13 October (evening) to Sunday 15 October (lunchtime)
Location: Nottingham
Venue: Hilton Hotel, Milton Street, Nottingham

The seminar this year will take place in Nottingham, at the Hilton Hotel on Milton Street, from the evening of Friday 13 October to lunchtime on Sunday 15 October.

A notice will be circulated to branches shortly, and posted on this event page, which will announce that registrations are being taken, and which will set out the fees for registering delegates.

When available, a provisional programme for this seminar will also be posted on this page.

The government needs a properly staffed Environment Agency if natural habitats and water sources are to be protected.

UNISON members working at the agency have seen pay fall since 2011, meaning that staff effectively work one day a week for free

Environment Agency workers started a 12-hour strike at 7am on Wednesday, alongside their Prospect colleagues. Here’s some of the action

Charan Sekhon, a UNISON branch welfare and equalities officer, received the award for over two decades of charitable works

Marking 70 years since the worst environmental disaster in modern UK history, parliamentarians gathered to discuss the issues facing the Environment Agency

UNISON and Prospect walk out on 8 February

See some of the highlights from EA strikes across the country on Wednesday, including Christina McAnea’s visit to strikers at the Thames Barrier