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Local government members to get tougher over pay

Local government delegates in Glasgow this afternoon discussed how low pay was afflicting members, particularly […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

‘We stand in solidarity’

UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis welcomes delegates to local government conference in Glasgow

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School support staff face ‘uncertain future’

As a result, members face an uncertain future. Despite government pledges that schools will be protected from cuts, some school support staff - from school crossing […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Delegates rally to support Glasgow gardener

Hundreds call for reinstatement of conference centre employee

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON rallies against Tory attacks on facility time

With the election of a Tory majority government we are now facing a crisis," she said. "We have a government that wants to attack facility time […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Get tweeting at conference

Keep up to date with all the speeches, fringe events and activities at UNISON’s national delegate conference next week

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Secret trade agreement ‘a battle between big business and everybody else’

Delegates at both the local government and water, environment and transport conferences in Glasgow considered the notorious Transatlantic […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Gap between rich and poor ‘widening on a daily basis’

Trade unions continue to have a crucial role in tackling inequality, conference told

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UNISON president opens conference

“But now the government wants to go for the jugular." However, she said, UNISON was ready to meet their challenges […]

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‘If we decide to fight, no-one can stop us’

"We are under attack from a vicious, vindictive Tory government - attacking our jobs, the services we provide, attacking our democracy, attacking our funding, even […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

TTIP is a ‘loaded dice’ that will hand public services to the multi-nationals

"Our governments must retain the right to govern on behalf of all citizens," he added, calling for "a global Magna […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

UK energy workers should be at the heart of climate change proposals

UNISON is committed to: campaign for the UK government to include the UN's objective of a Just Transition to meet the UK's agreed climate change targets […]

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‘Activists are the beating heart of UNISON’

With its new majority, the government is expected to continue its privatisation and outsourcing of public services. Its manifesto […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

The relentless race to the bottom in pensions

Several speakers noted the advantages for the government’s income and that of big business and the City of London from and others noted that the […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

‘The UK is not a right-wing country, but a divided country’

UNISON unveils ‘most important strategy document’ in its history to fight the Tories

Article on the UNISON National site.