For example, changes to Legal Aid, The Localism Act and the Children and Families Bill currently before Parliament will have a disproportionate […]
Conference reaffirms that regional pay is unequal and unfair for staff and bad for local economies as it will cut wages in areas already hard hit by the recession, cuts and austerity […]
Health and safety reps are crucial in the fight against the government’s ‘continued assault’ on members
UNISON’s national delegate conference sees flash mob burst in to spread ‘no more page 3’ campaign
And Helen Davies of the NEC, said that government’s desire to privatise the police ran the risk of “transforming our society beyond […]
The Westminster government has tried to disguise the cuts as necessary, she explained, but stressed: "They are purely […]
As the present Coalition Government has no intention of raising the basic state pension to the poverty level or above, a substantial […]
This section is about retired members. Our retired members group works closely with other parts of the union on almost every issue that affects workers in the UK, as well as fighting for quality public services, on which many older people rely.
UNISON conference vows up step up campaign and calls on TUC to take it up across all regions
And unsurprisingly, it will feature heavily at NDC. Local government members - including school workers - in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be balloting over […]
Three service group conferences - local government; water, environment and transport; and energy - also take place on Sunday 15 and Monday 16 June […]
Cameron's government openly discriminates against women. "Like his cuts," she said, "attacks to facility time impact on […]
And the GPF does not just support national campaigns. All sorts of local projects benefit from funding, such as the Edinburgh Not for Sale campaign against privatisation of […]
‘We want to start fighting back and putting money into our members’ pockets’
South Lanarkshire's motion 72 notes the campaign of UNISON Scotland to persuade the Scottish government to amend proposed legislation and allow councils to make sure that companies bidding for services […]
