‘We stand with you – the union is behind you’

Community conference vows to back EU members and all migrant workers

Article on the UNISON National site.

Service group by-elections

Nominations will open on 28 February for by-elections in five vacant seats on three of the union’s service group executives: community, local government and police and justice

Article on the UNISON National site.
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Members fight back against derecognition threat

Housing association members could be balloted over industrial action at newly merged housing group, one of largest in Europe

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

SGE election results

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

Article on the UNISON National site.

‘We will work to protect housing association jobs and conditions’

UNISON tells London housing associations planning merger that success of plans relies on ‘efforts of dedicated workforce’

Article on the UNISON National site.

Action for Children unions suspend pay strike for talks

The strike over pay due to take place tomorrow (Wednesday) at the charity Action for Children, by members of Unite and UNISON, has been suspended. This is to allow talks to continue with the conciliation service Acas. Both unions met the charity’s management again at Acas this afternoon. Unite and UNISON consulted their Action for […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Milton Keynes signs up to UNISON ethical care charter

Ethical Care Charter commits council to living wage and not using zero-hours contracts or 15-minute visits, giving dignity to vulnerable people

Article on the UNISON National site.

Community activists set out plans to tackle common problems

Low pay and attacks on terms and conditions following on from underfunding mean ‘a broken system held together by compassion and dedication of exploited workforce’

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Violence isn’t part of the job, community delegates agree

Delegates declare its time to act as charity, care and housing workers experience assaults

Article on the UNISON National site.

Charity trustees need to be transparent, community conference declares

UNISON calls for protection for members and transparency from trustees in the wake of high-profile charity collapses

Article, News on the UNISON National site.