UNISON has hailed the local government strike as an overwhelming success, with more than one million public service workers on picket lines and at rallies in protest over their pay offer
UNISON has hailed the local government strike as an overwhelming success, with more than one million public service workers on picket lines and at rallies in protest over their pay offer
Everstina and Abibat from Lambeth branch, Brixton library explain why they supported the 10 July strike – and library user Valerie on why she supports them
Waltham Forest UNISON branch secretary Dave Knight was in Trafalgar Square today – he told us his thoughts about the strike and of the need to strike
Joanne Wilkins, Nicola Reison and Jean Samuels are three teaching assistants from Tower Hamlets in east London, explain why they’re striking
Natalie Greenfields and Gina Dee, customer services advisors from Ealing, west London explain why they’re striking for fair pay
Local government workers in Westminster have joined hundreds thousand of their colleagues on strike for fair pay today – here are just three of their stories, reflecting the views of most
Shekou Kamara has been a employee of Westminster Council for more than 13 years. But he’s also homeless. And on strike today
“I got my first glimpse of that from the top of UNISON’s open top bus as we went round London this morning. And I am pleased to say that there […]
Unions around the world send solidarity messages to UNISON strikers
The government is today being hit by the biggest strike over pay since it came to power when over a million public sector workers walking out in bitter disputes over pay, pensions, jobs and spending cuts
London pickets explain why they’re taking strike action today
Across the union, UNISON members send solidarity to members on strike today
Across the blogosphere and beyond, UNISON has been pulling out the stops to put the case for low-paid local government and school workers forced to strike on 10 July
Pickets will be out at all of N Ireland’s education and library boards
Rosie Bartam from Nottinghamshire, says that it is high time that members stood up for themselves while Daniel Goodwin of Stockport says simply: another pay freeze will not do