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HE UNISON members: strike for better pay!
UNISON is balloting members who work in universities on whether to accept or reject the employers’ miserly pay offer of 1.1%. UNISON’s higher education committee …
Take part in ‘Social Work Watch’: 21 September
UNISON, in partnership with Community Care, is once again running ‘Social Work Watch’ across the UK to shine a light on a typical working day in social work. take part in the survey here, today! On 21 September we want as many social work staff as possible to fill in …
End the rail rip off!
On 16 August the government will announce yet another hike in our rail fares, but services are often late, overcrowded and under-staffed. Passengers and taxpayers …
UNISON backs Jeremy Corbyn
For the second time in 12 months UNISON has chosen to nominate Jeremy Corbyn for Leader of the Labour Party. This was after an extensive consultation within the union and ballot of members who choose to be members of the Affiliated Political Fund – which links members to the Labour Party …
Summer Branch Lines now published
The latest edition of Branch Lines is now available in both electronic and paper copies. We’ve done our best to distribute paper copies before the start of the school summer holidays to all workplaces where we have members. We want to make sure you are as up to date as …
Labour leadership election: have your say
In September 2015, Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader of the Labour Party with 251,000 votes (60% of the total) giving him the largest personal mandate …
UNISON West Sussex: summer events
Members of the West Sussex UNISON branch will be visiting the council’s main office hubs from 18 July. We’ll be giving away free ice-creams! Here are the details: Monday 18th July; 10.00-4.00pm; Durban House, Bognor Regis Tuesday 19th July; 10.00-2.00pm; Crawley Library, Crawley Wednesday 20th July; 10.00-3.00pm; Centenary House, Worthing Thursday …
How are cuts affecting services for LGBT people?
UNISON has commissioned NatCen Social Research to investigate the implications of public spending cuts for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) people and services. You can …
Children and Social Work Bill: UNISON position
The government recently introduced a new Children and Social Work Bill. It is now working its way through parliament. This new piece of legislation will …