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Help save union studies in Stoke

Sign the petition to keep the trade union studies unit at Stoke on Trent college

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Paramedic receives apology for hospital ‘ban’

Union and NHS trust ‘resolve matter amicably’ over whistleblowing paramedic and UNISON steward

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NHS staff: Why we are striking on Monday

UNISON health members in England are taking five days of action for fair pay next week – starting first thing on Monday morning – and will be joined by colleagues in other unions including midwives

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Two weeks to go until ‘Britain needs a pay rise’ march and rally

And with just two weeks to go until the TUC-organised event, in central London on 18 October, there's […]

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LGA urged to reconsider on pay proposals

This suggested a one off lump-sum payment, and a higher percentage increase from 1 January 2015 to 31 March 2016 and asked unions to call […]

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Prentis speaks up for public service workers

Your time is nearly up, general secretary tells Tory conference as unions rally in Birmingham for decent pay

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NHS England action set for 13 October

Our campaign is for: immediate payment of the 1% consolidated sum to everyone, as recommended by the NHS Pay […]

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Birmingham Council job cuts will result in ‘closure of services’

UNISON reacts angrily to the announcement that a further 6,000 jobs will be cut at Birmingham City Council over the next four years

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TUC warned about zero hours contracts and the Immigration Bill

Delegates told about the “dirty secret” of the employment figures and why the Immigration Bill is a “disgraceful and cynical piece of legislation”

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General secretary tells TUC now is the time to make a stand

UNISON General secretary Dave Prentis has made an impassioned plea to end “the cycle of desperation” and defend all that the union movement has achieved

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UNISON president tells Jarrow marchers – we can save the NHS

“We can save our NHS, but the time to act is now,” UNISON president Lucia McKeever told a rally in Nottingham during the People’s March for the NHS

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‘Use your vote’, health members urged

Dave Prentis calls on NHS members in England to use their vote as industrial action ballot opens

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UNISON West Midlands NHS workers voting in ballot

UNISON West Midlands members are amongst 350,000 NHS workers across the whole of England who will have their chance to vote for strike action over pay.

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UNISON wins support at Labour policy forum

UNISON has negotiated a series of amendments on key policy issues which will shape the Labour general election manifesto and programme in government

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Meat hygiene ballot – background

UNISON members in the Food Standards Agency are set to ballot for industrial action on pay in the coming weeks, after the employer forced a 0.75% pay rise on them earlier this year

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