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Portsmouth rally launches NJC strike ballot campaign

UNISON has always had a proud tradition of providing learning opportunities for our members. The Union Learning Fund allowed us to extend our reach to non-members as well, meaning that we could help thousands more public services workers improve their skills and knowledge. In councils, schools, hospitals, call centres, universities, to name only a few […]

Getting your campaign off to a good start

We’re trying something new for the schools campaign and ballot. It’s a new engagement tool for your phone to help you maximise recruitment and ballot participation.

Owning a home has become virtually impossible for many public sector workers across the South East, according to new UNISON research.

High rental costs mean many public service employees in the South East are spending over 60% of their wages on rent, according to research published today (Tuesday) by UNISON. Hospital porters are struggling the most, with rents swallowing up over half their take home pay in the South East which is the second most expensive […]

UNISON members from the union’s executive look ahead at what we can expect, and what your union is planning, for the next 12 months

Durham Miners Gala is taking place on Saturday 8th July and last year over 150,000 people attended the event.  It’s one of the biggest community and trade union events in the world and now we’ve added a great value weekend festival.  It’s your chance to see some of the best bands including: The Lightning Seeds, […]

    The government could ease the social care crisis by handing back to councils in the South East millions in surplus cash raised from business rates, according to new figures published today (Wednesday) by UNISON. If local authorities in the South East were given back their share of business rates that have been collected […]

UNISON South East has launched a campaign for a fair living wage for all workers. UNISON and its predecessors were among the first organisations in the country to support the Living Wage. There are over 1,300 employers accredited as living wage employers by the Living Wage Foundation. The Scotland government has established the living wage […]

  Gill Allen of UNISON Cornwall  said: "This is a huge victory for these workers and their families. This extra money is going to be good for the workers and good for the Cornish […]

Email your MP to add their voice to tomorrow’s (23 March) Westminster Hall debate

Of course these are tough times for public services and those who provide them – but victories like this give us hope that the tide can turn, and that the resources which have helped so many generations of working people will still be there to support generations to come.

As the campaign against the Trade Union Bill continues, let’s show everyone why we love unions – and UNISON in particular