Search Results for “Local government” tagged Environment

Chaos is further evidence the government must renationalise Thames Water

UNISON’s step-by-step guide is designed to help members of local government pension schemes push for changes in the investment of their funds. The aim is to explore […]

Companies must be held to account when they fail to prevent abuses and harms

I’m motivated by outrage that our government has betrayed its first duty to us – to keep us safe – and also by deep sadness that so much […]

Date

18 June 2017 11:00am–8:00pm

Location

The Brighton Centre, Kings Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 2GR

Using the Booking Service supports the work of our members in local government and ensures our continuing ability, as a not-for-profit organisation, to secure preferential rates […]

The panel will include Scottish NEC member Stephen Smellie and UNISON local government officer Sarah Pearce. To find out more – and to register – click here […]

The shadow minister for water and the environment praised UNISON for its Making Waves for the Living Wage […]

UNISON regional offices and branches across the country helped mobilise members and co-ordinate local demonstrations – here’s a flavour of the day's activities. UNISON Scottish joint council […]

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

Hold a local UNISON green event. You could run a lunchtime stall in the canteen, a film show or a talk. Why not […]

“Our members will not be pushed from pillar to post – they want action from this government to resolve pay, now, for their families and to prevent more staff from leaving the agency. “The […]

She concluded: “The government needs to ensure that public monies deliver decent pay for public sector workers – not inflated […]

Ms Hamer observed: “Climate change is driving extra work for us, but the government aren’t funding us properly. We’re not funded properly to maintain the flood assets that we […]

Tony Wright, chair of UNISON’s policy development and campaign committee, attended the COP28 as part of the International Trade Union Confederation delegation

"We want to make sure that the UK government is clear about our trade union demands for a just transition: "creating new jobs and skilling a […]