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One more push to get remaining high street brands signed up to the Bangladeshi factory accord

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

For the union's LGBT group, Deirdre Costigan proposed a motion that was "primarily about supporting our transgender […]

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

UNISON says inflation means these ‘rises’ are effectively a further cut in the value of the national minimum wage

The survey coincides with the launch of UNISON's A Better Start for Young People vision document. It sets out the union's wide-ranging […]

Does your branch have a plan for recruiting and developing young activists? Encouraging young members to get involved is important for UNISON’s long-term success, so in November 2020 we surveyed UNISON’s young members to ask about their involvement in the union. Based on their responses, our report “Getting Active in UNISON” makes some recommendations to […]

UNISON launches #OneWageAnyWage campaign is it celebrates 20 years of the national minimum wage

Conference agrees to spread the anti-bullying message, particularly during Young Workers’ Month in November

As the present and future of our movement, young people have an absolutely vital role to play, and could not be meeting at a more crucial time […]

Under-representation – particularly among young members – cited as a problem that needs to be tackled

The saddening statistics were revealed in a survey conducted by the Scottish Young Members Committee. The survey also showed that over 50% of these cases were not reported – the […]

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Young people, especially women, may feel disconnected from Europe but they have the most to lose if Britain Brexits. Parental leave, paid holiday, limits on excessive hours and the right to maternity pay are just some of the important benefits we receive from the EU which would be at risk if we left.