UNISON calls for NJC employers to rethink and come forward with a pay offer which ‘begins to tackle the hardship facing all of our members’ in local government and schools (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
North West
‘Five days for fair pay’ starts with a four-hour strike on Monday 13 October, followed by four days of action short of a strike for the rest of the week
Delegates told about the “dirty secret” of the employment figures and why the Immigration Bill is a “disgraceful and cynical piece of legislation”
UNISON General secretary Dave Prentis has made an impassioned plea to end “the cycle of desperation” and defend all that the union movement has achieved
“We can save our NHS, but the time to act is now,” UNISON president Lucia McKeever told a rally in Nottingham during the People’s March for the NHS
Dave Prentis calls on NHS members in England to use their vote as industrial action ballot opens
‘Homecare staff look after our parents, our brothers and sisters, our friends’ says David Crausby as he signs petition urging Bolton council to sign charter
The rainbow flag will fly proudly from Blackpool Tower when UNISON’s LGBT conference meets in the resort town in November
UNISON has negotiated a series of amendments on key policy issues which will shape the Labour general election manifesto and programme in government
UNISON campaigning in the north west has seen proposals to cut and downgrade ambulance services to the public halted – at least for this year