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UNISON demands extra government funding to save universities from crisis

Ruth Levin, UNISON’s senior national officer for higher education, said: “Universities are one of the UK’s […]

Behind the headlines, Magazine, UNISON people on the Magazine site.

2024 National Local Government Service Group Conference

Date
16 – 17 June 2024
Location
The Brighton Centre Kings Road Brighton East Sussex BN1 2GR

UNISON’s Local Government Service Group Executive Committee has agreed to hold a Local Government Service Group Conference on Sunday 16th June to Monday 17th June 2024. We have now opened the Online Conference System (OCS) to allow branches to register delegates and submit motions in line with the rule-book requirements

Event on the UNISON National site.

‘I am not planning to stop’. The new care frontline

He’s one of the brave key workers pulling long shifts during the COVID-19 crisis, just to make sure vulnerable people aren’t left alone. “Every day, I look after around six or seven […]

Behind the headlines, Magazine on the Magazine site.

Blog: Celebrating our local government champions

Yet council and school workers continue with their hard work to keep our communities together – supporting our most vulnerable […]

General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.

A significant pay rise is essential for local government and school staff, say unions

Unless councils and schools can pay competitive rates, employees will find better-paid, less-stressful work elsewhere and new […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Labour promises to rebuild local government

She said Labour was inspired by UNISON’s work on insourcing, bringing services back into local authority control. In January, Barnet council announced that it would bring 330 workers back into […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Local Government Committee

Date
11 December 2024 11:30am–1:30pm
Location
Hybrid

The Regional Local Government Committee represents members across the regional service group and helps to develop campaigns and inform UNISON policy on behalf of Local Government workers.

Event on the UNISON South East site.

Local Government Committee

Date
11 July 2024 11:30am–1:30pm
Location
Hybrid

The Regional Local Government Committee represents members across the regional service group and helps to develop campaigns and inform UNISON policy on behalf of Local Government workers.

Event on the UNISON South East site.

Health workers deserve better than this government

The government’s chaos and failure in the NHS must end, Christina McAnea tells health delegates

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

The case for better pay in local government is ‘compelling and clear cut’, says UNISON 

Christina McAnea addresses local government conference

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Local government workers are ‘everyday action heroes’

It’s also our job to make sure they’re treated fairly at work and we campaign all year round to protect the public services they provide. So today, we’re launching lifelike […]

General Secretary, General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.

2023 National Local Government Service Group Conference

Date
11 – 12 June 2023
Location
ACC Liverpool, Kings Dock Street, Liverpool, UK

UNISON’s Local Government Service Group Executive Committee has agreed to hold a Local Government Service Group Conference on Sunday 11th June 2023 to Monday 12th June2023. We have now opened the Online Conference System (OCS) to allow branches to register delegates and submit motions in line with the rule-book requirements

Event on the UNISON National site.

Government’s approach to care visas allows dodgy employers to exploit migrant staff

But instead, the inept approach to the awarding of care visas has given dodgy employers total freedom to exploit overseas staff at whim. “Thankfully […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Government should be ashamed of trading lives for votes over Rwanda

Gambling with lives is a disgrace

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Local Government Committee AGM 2024

Date
18 – 19 October 2024
Location
TBC

The Regional Local Government Committee represents members across the regional service group and helps to develop campaigns and inform UNISON policy on behalf of Local Government workers.

Event on the UNISON South East site.