Have your say on the national minimum wage

The Low Pay Commission is running an online survey on the national minimum wage to inform a report to the government – have your say before 26 September

Conference slates exploitation of apprentices

UNISON’s local government conference turned its attention to apprenticeships in the sector this morning, and of ensuring that these are of high quality and properly paid

Union joins call for decent jobs for all

UNISON joins the call for good jobs on World Day for Decent Work

Time to stop talking in conferences

Carolan tells delegates to make sure they take the message out beyond the conference hall to voters

UNISON urges members to lobby their MPs over new ‘gagging law’

New law threatens to gag charities, NGOs, blogs, think-tanks, trade unions and other campaigning organisations by severely restricting how much money they can spend on political campaigning in the year running up to a general election

Delegates discuss motions on equalities issues and the cuts

Delegates at UNISON’s local government conference completed their conference this afternoon with a series of debates around equalities issues and the cuts

Delegates back modern apprenticeships

Local government conference calls for proper apprenticeships with living wage and real training

UNISON launches apprenticeships programme

UNISON launches scheme as part of its commitment to helping give young people hope for the future

A better start for young people survey

Under 27? Take two minutes to fill out our survey

Unions challenge plan to charge apprentices £9,000 fees to learn

MPs lobbied over plans to charge apprentices

UNISON signs recognition agreement with Norse group

Council-owned company is ‘genuine example of best practice in the private sector’ says union.

Thousands mobilise for TUC demos across the UK

The marches in London, Glasgow and Belfast will send the government a strong message that people want a Future that Works