We meet Georgie, a 27 year old Support Worker who had to move out of her home to protect her family during the first wave of the pandemic
News
The Regional Convenor Team and Regional Secretary continue to express dismay over the Government’s handling of the pandemic and deep concerns over the sharp rise in cases across the UK. The region’s priorities remain to protect the health and wellbeing of our members, their colleagues and families, and to support members working on the front-line of this […]
Sign the petition and ask the government to reverse the cuts to union learning
There must be no repeat of test and trace foul-ups
Thousands will suffer in retirement due to government’s public sector exit-payment cap, says UNISON
The stakes are too high for employers to get this wrong, says UNISON
October is Black History Month, and we hear from Rosita Ellis, chair of the Regional Black Members Committee
With face to face events on hold during Covid-19, the South East Regional Women’s Forum went virtual this year
Boris Johnson promised a lifeline to low-paid workers then callously pulled it away
‘The best of trade union empowerment’. UNISON branch officers, lawyers and members recall a four-year battle to win pay justice
Westminster government’s testing priority list only includes ‘teachers’ for education in England, forgetting the rest of the education team
The announcement of a replacement for the furlough scheme this week is welcomed, but have they gone far enough to stop the spread of the virus, and protect jobs?
Joint unions for school staff write to education secretary
Health branches across the region took part in two days of campaigning on Thursday and Friday, to ask the government for early action on NHS pay. Branches used social media and took part in socially distanced events to press home the message that health workers deserve much more than applause for their efforts during the […]
An early pay rise of at least £2,000 to every NHS worker is needed