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Holding back the tide

UNISON members working at the Thames Barrier represent the ‘epitome’ of public service

Article, Magazine on the UNISON National site.

Members among Tunisian victims

UNISON is sad to confirm that three members were among the 38 people killed in the Tunisia terrorist attack

News on the UNISON National site.

Secret trade agreement ‘a battle between big business and everybody else’

This will drag public services into the private sector." She added that there would be "wide-ranging implications" for environmental legislation, the protection of public services and […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Water industry a ‘money-making machine’ that can well afford the living wage

Yet the majority of employers are failing to step up - as thousands of the union’s members in the sector are not even earning the minimum wage, the […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Drastic action needed to lift five million households out of water poverty

A new UNISON report finds that almost a quarter of households in England and Wales struggle to pay their water bills, with few effective social tariffs available to ease the burden

Article, News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

UNISON will act against ‘Orwellian’ call-centre conditions

She said an average of 60% of staff leave call centres every two years - and the solution is to stop treating workers like battery hen, "A toilet break is a human right," she […]

Article on the UNISON National site.