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The collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh shocked the world – since then, UNISON has helped the garment workers fight for their rights

The collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh shocked the world – since then, UNISON has helped the garment workers fight for their rights

General secretary will urge the government to consult trade unions throughout negotiations to leave the European Union when he meets cabinet minister David Davis

With the EU-Canada trade deal in limbo, the union calls for full parliamentary scrutiny of all post-Brexit trade agreeements

Anke Plummer blogs about her experience as an EU migrant in the UK

UNISON urges members to sign petition calling on UK to accept responsibilities and allow children on their own to come to UK

Date

15 – 16 October 2016

Location

Around the country

The weekend will see football fans and trade unionists get together to call on FIFA and Qatar to take urgent action to protect the rights and lives of the workers preparing the country to host the 2022 World Cup Fans will register their support for the campaign at game around the country, from Premiership clashes to keenly […]

Are the goods it buys as part of delivering key public services produced without abusing workers?

UNISON calls for aaction on trade deals with global South which stress liberalisation and threaten to damage economies and workers’ rights

As the UK wonders what happens next in a post-Brexit world, UNISON is acting now

The department is using private consultants and contractors, multilateral agencies and its own private-sector investment arm, the […]

UNISON calls for renewed pressure on right-wing paramilitary groups, as the peace process moves towards a referendum

UNISON’s general secretary wants to ensure ‘the best possible outcomes’ for members

Donate now to the UNISON-supported fundraising campaign to support West African activists working to end FGM and child marriage: donate by 18 July and your gift will be doubled

“After the invasion, it soon became apparent that neither the UK nor US governments had a post-invasion strategy; leading to years of instability, civil war and terrorism which continue today, 13 […]