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"The Trade Union Bill is a regressive step that will harm good industrial relations and the key health and […]

Careworker Mitsy tells her story

We’ve won some important changes to the Bill in the House of Commons, but at the time of writing, we don’t know whether it will […]

It’s the start of a new year: and a challenging one for UNISON members, the services they provide, and for the union

The union marks Human Rights Day by targeting countries that are the ‘worst’ abusers of trade union rights

‘Our aim is to make sure this legislation is not carried’, NEC meeting hears

And it said that, if the bill becomes law, the council will not "co-operate with any measures in the legislation designed either […]

If the Trade Union Bill is passed it would be a huge attack on trade unions and their members. This would impact […]

The attack on union fighting funds, for instance, would see UNISON having to get a written, paper permission from each and every member for any of their subscription […]

It will now move onto the Lords for further scrutiny. The only parties to support the bill were the Conservatives and Ukip, with a majority of 34 votes. But some Tories spoke out against […]

Ending union members’ right to have their subs deducted from wages would be disruptive, centralist and make absolutely no sense

Workers travel from across the UK to tell their MPs their concerns over trade union bill

UNISON members working in public services will make more than half of the 1,000 strong group of workers travelling from across the UK to lobby their MPs today (Monday) at a mass lobby against the trade union bill in Westminster. Speaking at a rally outside the houses of parliament, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis will […]

Join us on Monday to stop this nightmare that is the Trade Union Bill

A day when I was under real pressure was the day the local press had front-page news of a legionella discovery at one of our properties, which I knew about and had well […]