Spending review – UNISON West Midlands reaction

Sadly the chancellor has go it horribly wrong again – the economy is flat-lining and yet all we get is more of the same – the pain of austerity

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON George Eliot vintage tea party (Friday 28 june 11am): celebrating 65 years of the NHS

UNISON George Eliot Hospital invites NHS workers, patients and the community to a 1948 style tea party with land girls, period uniformed staff, vintage coaches and rations!

Article on the UNISON National site.

Living wage is the new minimum wage at University of Wolverhampton

UNISON campaigning pays off with unveiling of living wage plaque at the University of Wolverhampton.

Article on the UNISON National site.

There for You AGM and seminar, 2014

The 2014 There for You annual general meeting and seminar will be held at UNISON’s Croyde Bay hoiday resort in Devon, 8-10 May

Article on the UNISON National site.

Unemployment spells misery for thousands in the West Midlands

A slight fall in UK jobless figures masks a dismal picture for the West Midlands, says UNISON

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON lobbies council over child home closure

Private partner accused of ‘steamrolling’ plans that would be ‘greatly detrimental’ to vulnerable children

Article on the UNISON National site.

New £100m cut ‘very damaging’ to West Midlands policing

UNISON calls on senior police “not to mislead the public into thinking that these cuts can be made with little or no consequences”

Article on the UNISON National site.

Government’s ‘broken promise’ leads to loss of 300 NHS jobs in Walsall

Union pledges to work with hospital management to minimise further job losses following £10 million budget cuts

Article on the UNISON National site.

Union campaigning persuades council to convene full meeting

Herefordshire council cabinet decides to call a special meeting of the full council on Friday 24 May for an open debate on cuts proposals

Article on the UNISON National site.

Branches take the opportunity to promote adult learning

his week is Adult Learners’ Week, an annual opportunity to celebrate the value and pleasure of getting back into learning as an adult

Article on the UNISON National site.