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Barnet UNISON members who still work for Barnet Council (‘easyCouncil’) have started 24-hour strike action today. The West Sussex branch supports our Barnet members’ action …

8th July 2015 • Read More »
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Treatment for people with musculoskeletal (MSK) problems in West Sussex looks set to remain under the NHS. Coastal West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) previously …

2nd July 2015 • Read More »
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We know how difficult it is to afford training to improve your job prospects due to huge increases in course fees and the withdrawal by many employers of financial support for career development. Our school support staff members make up an increasing proportion of our union’s membership.  To help you …

2nd July 2015 • Read More »
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Starting in April this year, legal changes mean that anyone regularly working and claiming overtime, additional hours or job-linked allowances (such as sleep-ins or standby …

22nd June 2015 • Read More »
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Do you wear a uniform as part of your job? Do you have to wash your own uniform? Did you know that you could be …

22nd June 2015 • Read More »
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UNISON’s ‘Skills for Schools’ website is a new, innovative, easy-to-use online guide to careers, training and development for staff based in schools. Lorraine Solti, UNISON …

22nd June 2015 • Read More »
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An exciting but perhaps little known fact about UNISON membership is that members can elect to be a part of the union’s ‘Affiliated Political Fund’ …

11th June 2015 • Read More »
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UNISON is calling on members to sign a petition to stop cuts to the Access to Work programme. The programme supports thousands of disabled workers to obtain and retain employment. One of the first actions of the new government just hours after winning the election was to look further into …

10th June 2015 • Read More »
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The UNISON welfare service, ‘There for you’, is once again launching the School Uniform Grant programme for 2015. The union recognises that buying school uniforms …

1st June 2015 • Read More »
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Barnet Council workers on 48 hour strike over outsourcing threat Barnet UNISON members who still work for Barnet Council will begin 48 hour strike starting on Monday 1 June. The dispute involves coach escorts, drivers, social workers, occupational therapists, schools catering staff, education welfare officers, library workers, children centre workers, …

31st May 2015 • Read More »
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