Miami Five Freedom Tour – July 2016
UNISON has been a key supporter of the campaign to free the ‘Miami Five’ – the five Cubans who spent 16 years in US jails for trying to stop terrorist attacks against Cuba. The final members of the Miami were…
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Local Government Pay – Latest Update
Last week, UNISON’s National Joint Council (NJC) representatives, the people who negotiate the pay for those of us on Local Government terms and conditions, voted to accept a 1% pay increase for this year and a further 1% for next…
International Workers’ Memorial Day
Workers’ Memorial Day this year is taking place on Thursday 28th April. It provides an oppotunity to remember all those killed through work but at the same time ensuring that such tragedies are not repeated. Rally in Albert Square at…
Love the NHS, Save the Student Bursary – Campaign Meeting
The Student Bursary is a keystone of the NHS. It enables people from all walks of life to commit to the three years of training it takes to become one of over 377,000 qualified nurses currently working in the NHS.…
NJC Pay Update – UNISON presses on
The Employers’ Side of the NJC met on 1 April to discuss the proposal by the three unions for a one-year deal and agreed timetables for implementation of the reviews of term-time working and the pay spine. In response, they…
Consultation for all members on the EU Referendum
As you will be aware there is to be a national referendum on 23rd June 2016 on whether the UK should leave or stay in the EU. That date coincides with UNISON’s National Delegate Conference and the union has decided…
Parliament Petition: Scrap plans to force state schools to become Academies
There is a petition on the government website calling on for plans to force all state schools to become academies to be scrapped. The petition reads: “Scrap plans to force state schools to become academies. State schools are accountable to…
FE members urged to vote YES in industrial action ballot
Members working in further education are being urged to ‘Vote Yes’ in their industrial action ballot which started this week. The ballot follows a consultation which saw UNISON members reject the employers’ “pay offer” of 0%. We need members to…
Trade Unions Fight To Stop Attacks on Freedom
The TUC have produced a detailed briefing on the Government attacks on trade unions aimed at undermining recruiting and retaining membership. Trade Unions are one of the few social movements left to challenge attacks on working people and also the…
Lobby of Parliament for Trade Union Bill
Yesterday Manchester Branch sent a delegation down to London to join a lobby of Parliament over the proposed Trade Union Bill. For a full report on why the Trade Union Bill is an attack on us all read the latest…