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Fighting for their lives at Birmingham Connexions

“The cuts to the service represent a great loss for the young people of Birmingham. But the dedication of the UNISON stewards in fighting to save it deserves […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Unemployment spells misery for thousands in the West Midlands

"And none of this bodes well for the national economy. There are still almost a million young people out of work and many more will be leaving schools, colleges and universities in the next […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Help fight back against the attack on the equality duty

You can help the fight back against attacks on the equality duty by asking your MP to ask them to sign an early day motion reaffirming commitment to the duty

Article on the UNISON National site.

Delegates back modern apprenticeships

Local government conference calls for proper apprenticeships with living wage and real training

Article on the UNISON National site.

Delegates discuss motions on equalities issues and the cuts

Delegates at UNISON’s local government conference completed their conference this afternoon with a series of debates around equalities issues and the cuts

Article on the UNISON National site.

What keeps you awake at night?

Take the UNISON survey and get the chance to win a mini e-reader

Article on the UNISON National site.

Help save the equality duty

Sign a new petition to protect the public sector equality duty from the government’s so-called war on red tape

Article on the UNISON National site.

How is austerity affecting the LGBT community?

We want to hear from LGBT people who have used publicly-funded services and people who provide services to LGBT people […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

One in five workers get less than a living wage

This is £7.45 an hour outside London and £8.55 for workers in London. The Resolution Foundation report says that millions of new workers are having to work in […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON launches credit union network

UNISON is launching a unique scheme to increase the help that it gives members in financial difficulty, and challenge the rise of the pay-day lenders

Article on the UNISON National site.

Autumn recruitment campaign kicks off

UNISON regions and branches are rising to the challenge of stepping up our recruitment campaign

Article on the UNISON National site.

National minimum wage goes up today

  "The minimum wage is a vital safety net benefiting about one million workers a year," says UNISON head of policy […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Young members weekend 2014

Date
16 – 18 May 2014
Location
Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow

UNISON’s young members’ weekend brings together more than 100 young members from across the UK to find out more about the union and, more importantly, how they can play a part in the union’s campaigning to defend public services.

Event on the UNISON National site.

UNISON recruitment continues apace

After a record-breaking week which saw 4,468 people join the union in the week beginning 23 […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON Wales welcomes investment for young people

UNISON Wales welcomes the proposal from the Welsh government for further investment into the Jobs Growth Wales programme to create an additional 4,000 job opportunities for 16-24 year olds

Article on the UNISON National site.