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Play fair, FIFA and Qatar told

UNISON higher education conference demands fair treatment for World Cup workers

Article on the UNISON National site.
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UNISON calls on EU governments to strike out controversial clause from draft trade treaty

Clauses in the draft EU/US trade deal – the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) – that would allow big corporations to sue the UK government must be scrapped or the draft treaty could end up harming the NHS, says UNISON today (Monday) as EU trade commissioner arrives in London to give a speech on the treaty talks.

Article, Press release on the UNISON National site.
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North West activists take TTIP struggle to Brussels

Activists from UNISON’s North West region are travelling to Brussels today to take part in two days of protest and lobbying against TTIP

Article on the UNISON National site.
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Helping tackle Ebola in west Africa

NEC agrees to help fund international work with west African unions to build public health response

Article on the UNISON National site.
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Urgent: get your MP to back the NHS

Tomorrow, MPs get a chance to vote for Clive Efford’s private member’s bill to protect the NHS from the worst ravages of privatisation – ask your MP to back it

Article on the UNISON National site.
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The global battle against international trade agreements

This week I am taking our battle to save our public services from privatisation to Washington DC.  Joining forces with other public sector trade unions from Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and Latin America to lobby against from international trade agreements. We in UNISON have been alerting the public in the UK to the danger […]

General Secretary's blog on the UNISON National site.
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UNISON warns TUC of ‘shady’ international trade agreements

UNISON has again stressed the dangers posed by the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and similar trade agreements

Article on the UNISON National site.
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UNISON wins policy amendments at the Labour policy forum

UNISON successfully negotiated a number of key policy amendments and agreements at the Labour Party national policy forum

Article on the UNISON National site.
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UNISON wins support at Labour policy forum

UNISON has negotiated a series of amendments on key policy issues which will shape the Labour general election manifesto and programme in government

Article on the UNISON National site.
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TTIP poses real dangers to our public services

A big thank you to all who supported the strike on 10 July – It was a great show of solidarity and determination from members battling for fair pay

General Secretary's blog on the UNISON National site.
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