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The course builds upon the TUC Stage 1 health and safety representatives course

Advanced course for union reps who have already completed the TUC Stage 1 union rep course or its equivalent

UNISON is backing the TUC’s housing charter for young people in the private rented sector.

On Sunday, it will be just five weeks to the TUC’s demonstration in Manchester marking the opening of the Tory party conference

In a nutshell, the government’s Trade Union Bill would mean: employers were able to use agency temps to replace striking workers restrictions on pickets and protests that threaten freedom of speech attacks on union reps in the public sector more unnecessary red tape, tying up unions. Taken together, these will undermine our basic right to […]

The number of households with problem debt has increased by 700,000 (28 per cent) since 2012, according to new TUC and UNISON-commissioned research published today (Tuesday).   The report, Britain in the Red, shows that in 2014 one in eight households (3.2 million) were over-indebted compared to one in ten (2.5 million) in 2012.   […]

UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis speaks at TUC race relations fringe

UNISON assistant general secretary elected today

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

Facility time, overwork and workplace stress among the big themes as unions engage with employers

Dave Prentis comments on the announcement in the Lords that the government is no longer to stop unions from collecting members’ subs via their pay packets

‘The need for stability and reassurance has never been greater,’ says Dave Prentis

More than a million families with a household income below £30,000 are in extreme debt, and ongoing wage stagnation is making the problem worse, according to a new report published today (Tuesday) by the TUC and UNISON. The report, Britain in the Red, finds that total unsecured debt (which excludes mortgages) for UK households rose […]

Key issues will feature in debate and congress will recognise the work of activists Darren Barber and Margaret McKee

Sunday 11 September 2016 For immediate release The government must use the Brexit negotiations to build a new, fairer Britain, and should start by throwing off the shackles of austerity, says UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis today (Sunday). Speaking in the debate on the impact of the EU referendum vote upon the UK economy and […]