How can UNISON’s Bargaining Support team help you? Bargaining Support offers a huge range of comprehensive bargaining guides and model documents, covering every dimension of members’ terms and conditions The guides run from core issues, such as pay, hours, leave and sickness absence, to more specialist areas such as vehicle allowances or hot desking The […]
UNISON branches (“Branches”) are distinct and separate bodies to UNISON, and are local units of organisation, generally based on workplaces or geographical areas. Branches are governed by the UNISON Rule Book […]
A reminder that the new branch procurement service has been launched and is available on the Branch Service Portal here. Branches can access central arrangements for goods and services to save time sourcing and vetting suppliers, as well as access procurement guidance and toolkits that has been tailored for UNISON branches. A Branch Procurement Toolkit […]
Local government trains more stewards than anyone else in UNISON – and yet loses more too, he stated, calling for […]
Some £16bn of local government pension funds is invested in fossil fuels and, with five million members in those schemes, the […]
Chris Tansley, a Nottingham social worker who is chair of the NEC development and organisation committee, spoke of it as a prime example of spending on a UK-wide basis which helps branches and […]
So join our ongoing campaign for safe and healthy work! Find out what is happening locally in your region, speak with your UNISON regional organising staff or have a look at the listings […]
Conference hears how recruitment and retention have boomed in the pandemic, and listens to examples of how it was done
If we are supporting a demonstration held by another organisation, we will provide a link to their website so you can get the information you need. Also keep an […]
One key theme running through the day was the union’s recruitment and organising work around young members. This started with a debate on a constitutional issue – raising the age limit for […]
Joanne Moorcroft from Cheshire police branch said: “I don’t just want our union to survive, I want it to thrive in the face of […]
The TUC’s festival of ideas runs from 9-11 July – and there are plenty of remote events to sign up for
Let’s work together to make this new hospital a success,” general secretary Dave Prentis said as he opened a new UNISON shop in Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
Eastern convenor Darren Barber and vice president Margaret McKee honoured at annual congress
A key organising tool is updated to help the union ‘better face the challenges of the future’
