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Pensions: have your say in running your fund

They need to be governed efficiently and effectively so that pensions can be paid and costs kept to a minimum. UNISON has long campaigned […]

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UNISON pension fund helps boost living wage campaign

The letter points out that there is "considerable evidence" that paying the living wage improves productivity. The signatories also include the Joseph Rowntree […]

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Union share owners’ group launched

We will be active shareowners of FTSE companies, in the interests of our scheme members and other stakeholders in the companies our funds own. We will be modern, responsible investors."The […]

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UNISON urges members to lobby their MPs over new ‘gagging law’

The TUC thinks it may be forced to cancel its 2014 Congress and will be prevented from holding any demonstrations because of the […]

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Pension rights for councillors?

UNISON responds to government consultation saying elcted councillors and local office holders should continue to be allowed to join the Local Government pension scheme

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Pension fund cost transparency. A guide to achieving it.

A guide to help trade unions understand the importance of pension fund cost transparency and how to achieve it. Available in PDF format only

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UNISON calls for living wage in energy sector

Recently the prime minister, David Cameron, said that employers should pay the living wage where they can afford it. We believe that the energy companies can. The point of […]

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UNISON urges members to use their pension fund power to support the living wage

Local government pension funds, and other UNISON member funds, hold billions of pounds worth of shares in the UK's biggest companies - […]

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LGPS transitional regulations update

UNISON assures members that there are no plans to reduce the agreed protections in drafting process

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EPSU leader spells out the Europe we want

EPSU general secretary Jan Willem Goudriaan’s message to UNISON’s local government conference was that we could change Europe for the betterment of the majority of its people

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Public Service Pensions Bill

UNISON was at the forefront of scheme specific negotiations with employers and government departments that resulted in the agreement for the Local Government Pension Scheme […]

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UNISON voices concern about Pensions Bill second reading

The union believes that any changes should only be part of negotiations and consultations with members of the scheme as a whole. Pensions bill second reading - HoC […]

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Palestine: is your pension fund investing in the occupation?

Israel's occupation of Palestine has lasted for almost 50 years. Millions of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank are forced to […]

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UNISON urges government to stop stalling over pension protections

The transitional protection regulations for England and Wales have yet to become law, despite there being less than a month before regulations come […]

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UNISON responds to LGPS 2014 plan

“The joint proposals put forward improved governance of the LGPS at local fund and scheme level, and detailed proposals for managing the cost of the scheme in the future […]

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