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UNISON takes the ‘route of shame’ in defence of workers’ rights

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

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Paris climate demos cancelled – join the marches in the UK

Demonstrations and marches cancelled after Paris attacks

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

‘Our hearts go out to Paris’: message to French unions

“We stand in solidarity with our sisters and brothers,” says message to French unions

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Gloria Mills elected as ETUC women’s committee president

Union congratulates senior equalities officer on new role in European trade unionism

Article on the UNISON National site.

March for the climate, justice and jobs in November

Dave Prentis urges members to march in London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast ahead of UN climate change talks

Article on the UNISON National site.

It is our ‘humanitarian and moral duty’ to act over refugee crisis

UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis speaks at TUC race relations fringe

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Campaign against TTIP gains momentum

Councils sign up to support campaign against transatlantic trade deal that threatens democracy

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON urges the government to show compassion and accept more refugees

‘The daily images of desperate men, women and children fleeing the escalating violence have shocked the world’

Article, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Walk the Belfast hills to raise money for Gaza’s children

The UNISON International Solidarity Group and the UNISON Royal Hospital branch are organising the seventh annual Feile Walk on 8 August

Article on the UNISON National site.

A view of the world: Nicaragua

Despite poverty, Nicaraguans are no longer down in the dumps

Magazine on the UNISON National site.

Play fair, FIFA and Qatar told

UNISON higher education conference demands fair treatment for World Cup workers

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON calls on EU governments to strike out controversial clause from draft trade treaty

Clauses in the draft EU/US trade deal – the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) – that would allow big corporations to sue the UK government must be scrapped or the draft treaty could end up harming the NHS, says UNISON today (Monday) as EU trade commissioner arrives in London to give a speech on the treaty talks.

Article, Press release on the UNISON National site.

North West activists take TTIP struggle to Brussels

Activists from UNISON’s North West region are travelling to Brussels today to take part in two days of protest and lobbying against TTIP

Article on the UNISON National site.

Helping tackle Ebola in west Africa

NEC agrees to help fund international work with west African unions to build public health response

Article on the UNISON National site.

Urgent: get your MP to back the NHS

Tomorrow, MPs get a chance to vote for Clive Efford’s private member’s bill to protect the NHS from the worst ravages of privatisation – ask your MP to back it

Article on the UNISON National site.