Environment Agency staff take industrial action after seeing a 20% drop in pay over the last decade
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UNISON members won’t accept Centrica proposals to work longer, pay more and get less
Shadow transport secretary transport Andy McDonald shared Labour’s vision for the future at UNISON’s water, environment and transport service group conference.
Safety, new working practices and the increased use of technology were high on the agenda of the UNISON water, environment and transport conference in Brighton.
The union kicked off 2018 with a month of individual successes, stirring calls to action and an ingenious new campaign. And that was just in January. Here are our ‘high 5’ highlights
New Year Honours list includes MBEs for members working for the Environment Agency to protect the country from floods
A UNISON trio are balancing their public service jobs with a new role – as rock stars
A UNISON trio are balancing their public service jobs with a new role – as rock stars
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Water, environment and transport delegates debate a wide range of motions as their conference opens in Brighton
Responding to a TUC analysis published today (Friday) that found emergency service workers have suffered real pay cuts of up to £3,300 since 2011, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Every year emergency service workers put their lives on hold so the rest of us can enjoy the festive season. “We know they are there […]
An analysis of pay at the UK’s 19 water companies has revealed a chasm between those at the top and those at the bottom of the wages league, says UNISON today (Tuesday). The union has been pushing for a living wage to be paid across the entire UK water industry through its Making Waves for […]
WET conference vows to keep up the pressure to ensure “the living wage for all in the water industry”
Download the summary results of this spring’s elections to the seven service group executives: local government, health, community, police and justice, higher education, energy, and water, environment and transport
Even on the proper living wage, it would take nearly 130 years for the lowest paid employees in the water industry to earn the same as the highest paid director in the sector does in 12 months, according to new research published by UNISON today (Wednesday). This analysis of pay at the UK’s 19 water […]
Welcoming the Chancellor’s decision to increase tax insurance to pay for flood defences, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “More funding for flood defences should help save people the pain of washed out homes and businesses. “During the recent storms, when flood defences were breached and rivers burst their banks, at times there weren’t enough […]