Employers across the country join unions in condemning ‘unnecessary and petty’ legislation
Yorkshire & humberside

Dave Prentis answered the requests of branches and employers to visit Yorkshire for a series of meetings this week
Yorkshire city becomes one of largest councils to sign up to decent care, fair pay and fair employment for homecare providers
UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis will be speaking at a special NHS election rally tomorrow (Thursday) night in Leeds
The longest running social care strike in the history of the NHS has formally ended after 90 days
UNISON health members in England are taking five days of action for fair pay next week – starting first thing on Monday morning – and will be joined by colleagues in other unions including midwives
‘Make sure you come along, show your support and make a difference’
Three-week action will see Doncaster care workers notch up 90 days of strikes
UNISON calls for NJC employers to rethink and come forward with a pay offer which ‘begins to tackle the hardship facing all of our members’ in local government and schools (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
‘Five days for fair pay’ starts with a four-hour strike on Monday 13 October, followed by four days of action short of a strike for the rest of the week
Yorkshire & Humberside campaign revealing an ‘open door’ for living wage claims
Delegates told about the “dirty secret” of the employment figures and why the Immigration Bill is a “disgraceful and cynical piece of legislation”
UNISON General secretary Dave Prentis has made an impassioned plea to end “the cycle of desperation” and defend all that the union movement has achieved
“We can save our NHS, but the time to act is now,” UNISON president Lucia McKeever told a rally in Nottingham during the People’s March for the NHS