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Why the living wage matters: Gail Wilby

This is Living Wage Week, and UNISON is campaigning for a living wage for all its members

Article on the UNISON National site.

Flood advice for UNISON members

In the wake of the recent flooding, UNISON’s charity, There for You, has some helpful advice

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON becomes partner in Asbestos – Your Right to Know

UNISON Cymru/Wales has become a campaign partner in the Asbestos – Your Right to Know campaign, which aims to create a central accessible register of asbestos schools in Wales

Article on the UNISON National site.

Welsh ambulance service faces major reform

UNISON welcomes hard-hitting review that calls for major changes to the Welsh Ambulance Service

Article on the UNISON National site.

Resistance must be based on ‘sound analysis’

MacAskill tells Cardiff May Day rally of UNISON’s ‘potential big idea’ to boost the Welsh economy

Article on the UNISON National site.

Local government members to vote on offer

Local government members in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be consulted on offer as ‘best achievable by negotiation’

Article on the UNISON National site.

Branches take the opportunity to promote adult learning

his week is Adult Learners’ Week, an annual opportunity to celebrate the value and pleasure of getting back into learning as an adult

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON launches Future of Wales strategy

This should involve a new model of investment, including a public sector equivalent to quantative easing involving infrastructure […]

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‘Few tears shed’ over Gwent’s departing chief constable

Ms Napier was controversially ordered to retire, or be forced out, by police and crime commissioner Ian Johnston. This was just weeks after the chief constable announced her […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON accepts NJC pay offer but vows “enough is enough”

The assault on the pay and conditions of local government workers across the UK has to stop and stop now. "Our members in local government are the people keeping local services going, despite […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON calls for council leader pay cap

UNISON Cymru/Wales has today welcomed the Welsh government’s commitment on pay for top Council officials and is calling for the deal to go one step further and cap council leader’s pay

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83 per cent of Welsh councils still commission 15 minute home care visits

However, the government has failed to stop their use, and the coalition's unprecedented cuts to council budgets are hitting social care hard […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

There for You AGM and seminar, 2014

The 2014 There for You annual general meeting and seminar will be held at UNISON’s Croyde Bay hoiday resort in Devon, 8-10 May

Article on the UNISON National site.

Swansea UNISON members vote on Single Status offer

"This is a major change for our members," says branch secretary Mike Davies. "It is really disappointing that this project […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON calls on WLGA to disassociate from incremental pay progression block

In response to Chancellor George Osbornes announcement that he plans to block incremental pay progression, UNISON Cymru/Wales head of local government Dominic MacAskill, said: “The Chancellor clearly had no understanding of how pay progression work in practice

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