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

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

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 calls on water regulator to protect customers and nature

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

Article on the UNISON National site.

Success on pay negotiations at South East Water

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 […]

Article on the UNISON South East site.

Thames Water announces it is to consult on axing 300 jobs

As the largest union in the employer, UNISON is raising serious concerns about the proposals – for example, whether sufficient analysis has been done on the impact of the job cuts on workloads and […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON will act against ‘Orwellian’ call-centre conditions

"Under the guidelines, they are also looking to us to record in detail the amount of time we are spending on union […]

Article on the UNISON National site.