And that is because of the campaign being run by the union, general secretary Dave Prentis told the […]
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He was a friend and he was more than a friend to so many of us,” a sombre UNISON executive heard this morning […]
With branches having to deal with sometimes hundreds of private employers – and individual schools in local government – it makes life very difficult for the stewards who are […]
"The work of our union has been tremendous on the issue and we will deal with racism whenever it is raised, by all sides," general secretary Dave Prentis told […]
But Brexit was still a key part both of his report and the debate in the meeting. The situation is changing by the minute, the NEC heard as it met just […]
But so far this month, the union has grown by more than 3,700 members – and “as of this morning, every single one of our regions has gone into growth,” reported general […]
In particular, he cited the recent successful action by NHS workers in Northern Ireland demanding pay parity with colleagues in the rest of the UK. The dispute won the reinstatement of […]
"Organising and recruitment have got to be our priority," he said, urging activists to let non-members see that "they need the protection of a union more now than at any time in the past… […]
‘Our aim is to make sure this legislation is not carried’, NEC meeting hears
And he pledged: “As the public service union, we’ll continue on the road we’re going down now.” […]
A will be held ballot between 13 March and 22 April for the higher education general seat on the NEC
A second phase of the campaign will highlight the threat these services and workers face. The campaign’s success with people beyond the normal reach of union campaigns is […]
UNISON’s national delegate conference runs from 19-22 June and brings together 2,000 delegates from across the UK to debate policy and set the union’s agenda for the […]
Local government funding and Brexit dominate debates at first business meeting
The meeting received an update on “very, very detailed plans” from regions and all parts of the union on plans for the month-long activity. The NEC update on the […]