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Date

18 June 2017 11:00am–8:00pm

Location

The Brighton Centre, Kings Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 2GR

The national conference of UNISON’s water, environment and transport service group, to discuss issues and set policy affecting members working in the water, environment and transport sector. Registrations and enquiries If you want to attend the conference, please contact your branch, who can register you as a delegate or visitor on the Online Conference System. […]

WET conference vows to keep up the pressure to ensure “the living wage for all in the water industry”

Today we’re launching a new campaign – “Making Waves for the Living Wage” calling on all UK the water industry to sign up as accredited Living Wage employers with the Living Wage Foundation.

The joint trade unions - UNISON, Unite, GMB and Prospect - held consultative ballots of their members, which returned 96% to 97% rejections. The […]

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

Water, environment and transport conference voices determination to fight for the living wage

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

Date

15 June 2014 11:00am–6:00pm

Location

The Brighton Centre

The national conference of UNISON’s water, environment and transport service group, to discuss issues and set policy affecting members working in the water, environment and transport sector.

After the water industry made headlines again this week, the union says it should be companies, not customers, footing the bill

UNISON pay negotiations at South East Water have yielded an above inflation pay rise. Staff will get a 3% pay rise which will keep wages in line with the forecasted cost of living. Caroline Fife Regional Organiser said ” UNISON put a lot of work into the pay claim focusing on the high cost of […]

UNISON argues the plans are short sighted and will have wide ranging consequences, and vows it will fight to protect jobs

Call centre working, facility time and safety in the water industry dominated UNISON