UNISON is backing a campaign launched today (Wednesday) to prevent employment rights enjoyed by millions from being scrapped after Brexit. The union is supporting a new bill that aims to ensure protection for employees that has been introduced by the European Union (EU) – and enshrined in British law – is not watered down once […]
BREXIT
UNISON members who are EU citizens gathered to share their experiences since June’s referendum and their concerns about what happens next
Workplace rights was at the heart of UNISON’s campaign to keep Britain in the EU. We may have lost that argument, but our concerns remain. Before the referendum UNISON members told us that rights at work were their top priority – and in the aftermath, preserving those rights has been one of our top priorities.
General secretary will urge the government to consult trade unions throughout negotiations to leave the European Union when he meets cabinet minister David Davis
Research by the Papworth Trust reveals that NHS claim swayed disabled voters ‘who didn’t know how many of their protections were form the EU’
Anke Plummer blogs about her experience as an EU migrant in the UK
Sunday 11 September 2016 For immediate release The government must use the Brexit negotiations to build a new, fairer Britain, and should start by throwing off the shackles of austerity, says UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis today (Sunday). Speaking in the debate on the impact of the EU referendum vote upon the UK economy and […]
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
Key issues will feature in debate and congress will recognise the work of activists Darren Barber and Margaret McKee
Union will be producing information for members from the EU and their families to reassure them of their rights
UNISON backs private members’ bill and launches its new network for EU members
UNISON’s general secretary wants to ensure ‘the best possible outcomes’ for members
‘The need for stability and reassurance has never been greater,’ says Dave Prentis
UNISON is seeking advice from the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) .