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‘Trade unions are a force for good and a force for equality in our society’, Labour leader tells conference

David Owen of the Halton local government branch said that “a pattern” had developed whereby service group pay disputes ended after […]

East Midlands council signs up to quality care and fair pay during National Carers’ Week

Joint unions submit claim for £1 an hour pay rise and the living wage as a minimum in England

John Moores joins ‘growing number’ of universities gaining accreditation as living wage employers

Outsourced cleaners ‘so happy’ as six-month campaign pays off with promise of pay rise

Our campaign is an attempt to put a stop to this stingy approach to pay and see at least a living wage paid throughout the industry.” […]

Today we’re launching a new campaign – “Making Waves for the Living Wage” calling on all UK the water industry to sign up as accredited Living Wage employers with the Living Wage Foundation

Earlier this month, UNISON criticised chancellor George Osborne for deliberately muddying what is a ‘living wage’ with his […]

Of course, the new wage level is anything but a “living wage”. It pays more than a pound less than the real living wage […]

There are over 2,300 accredited living wage employers. All UNISON press release can be found at https://www.unison.org.uk/news/media-centre/ Media contacts […]

Conventional and unconventional approaches to recruitment debated at women’s conference

UNISON condemns growing pay gap in higher education as new report shows that senior managers’ pay grew by 3% last year

Careworker Mitsy tells her story

“I’d come to the decision that I’d probably have to stop working, because I wouldn’t be able to afford the childcare.” Far from triumphalist As an […]