The government’s plan to tackle polluting water companies is wide of the mark

Adding a handful of inspectors will make little difference

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

New Environment Agency offer means strike suspension and pay talks

Government finally gives green light to talk about pay

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.
Flood defence works being carried out by the Environment Agency

Pay claim submitted on behalf of Environment Agency staff

‘We urge the EA to come to the negotiating table with an offer that seeks to deliver a real uplift for members that reverses the trend of recent years’

Article on the UNISON National site.
Flood defence works being carried out by the Environment Agency

Environment Agency staff set for out-of-hours ban

Workers will refuse to volunteer for on-call cover outside contracted hours from this weekend until 19 September, in continuing action over pay

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
Jon Richards opens UNISONs annual Water Energy and Transport conference in Liverpool 2023

Water, environment and transport conference held in Liverpool

Environment Agency pay was high on the agenda, following the recent dispute and the government’s pay offer

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
Logo of the UK Civil Service

UNISON writes to civil service boss for clarity over pay offer

General secretary expresses disappointment that the union was not told of a proposed one-off, unconsolidated payment and calls for a pay meeting

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
UNISON Fair Pay in The Environment Agency Image

EA workers renew strike mandate

For the second time in this dispute over the 2022/23 pay offer, members at the agency voted to take industrial action

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Environment agency workers to walk out for four more days, says UNISON

The government needs a properly staffed Environment Agency if natural habitats and water sources are to be protected.

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.
UNISON and Prospect unite on the picket lines outside the Environment Agency on Marsham Street, London SW1.

Environment agency workers begin fresh wave of industrial action

UNISON members working at the agency have seen pay fall since 2011, meaning that staff effectively work one day a week for free

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
UNISON and Prospect unite on the picket lines outside the Environment Agency on Marsham Street, London SW1.

Recap: Second day of EA strikes

Environment Agency workers started a 12-hour strike at 7am on Wednesday, alongside their Prospect colleagues. Here’s some of the action

Article on the UNISON National site.