Council pension funds would like to go green, but doing so now would cost them dear, says UNISON

Calls from campaigners that the UK’s 101 local government pension funds should stop investing in fossil fuels are admirable, but over-simplify the huge task that disinvestment would mean, says UNISON today (Friday). UNISON would like to see Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds no longer investing in firms with big carbon footprints and instead opting […]

NHS pension scheme – update

Some members of the NHS pension scheme have the choice of whether or not to change their pension arrangements

Equal marriage: UNISON continues to push on pensions

UNISON lobbies MPs and Peers for full pensions equality – and against any opt out for civil registrars

UNISON calls for pensions equality in marriage bill

UNISON is urging MPs to support the amendment on pensions equality and ask members to contact their MPs urgently

Union share owners’ group launched

UNISON, Unite and TUC pension funds combine to make sure union values are heard at company AGMs

Unions form share owner group to promote values

Trade Union Share Owners aims to put union values at the heart of the world of corporate governance, with a new approach to the way in which their investments are voted on at company AGMs

Government plan is a cash grab on pensions, warns UNISON

A single state pension scheme could have serious implications for pension schemes in both the public and private sectors, says union

Beware ‘pension liberation fraud’

UNISON warns of companies seeking to profit from cashing in your pension

UNISON warns that pension reforms will still leave many in poverty

£144 will still be well below poverty line, says the union, and more needs to be done to avoid retirement poverty

Pension poverty beckons as confusion reigns for community and voluntary workers

Decent pension scheme means the difference between dignity in retirement and just scraping through by relying on state benefits

UNISON responds to LGPS 2014 plan

Union welcomes Local Government Association’s statement on Local Government Pension Scheme, as 90% of UNISON members agreed to proposals.