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Noisy, colourful and good humoured pickets call for fair pay

Lowest paid support staff receive at least £9 an hour in Cheshire West from the start of this month

South Wales accreditation means all workers on campus, including those employed by contractors, will earn at least £9 an hour

Another busy month saw UNISON celebrating victories – and launching new campaigns

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

For the first time, there was a legal wage floor below which working people should never fall. Today, it’s easy to take that change […]

For most of us, the month was dominated by the madness of Brexit as it came to its heated head. As March closed the UK hadn't left the EU on time, but the shenanigans dominated […]

University’s move comes just days after University of Manchester becomes 5,000th living wage employer

Announcement comes as Manchester University becomes 5000th living wage employer and UNISON names and shames colleges over pay

Union says stewards need to make sure employers are paying the proper amounts when the new wage rates come into force on 1 April

More than 300 staff will gain as area’s second-largest employer makes the move

Announcement of new rates marks the start of Living Wage Week

New living wage rates are announced on 5 November as part of living wage week – and UNISON has plenty of material available if you plan any recruitment activity around the issue

April may have started with the Easter holidays but there was no rest for UNISON staff, activists and members. And there was only one issue on everyone’s mind – pay.

In November last year, UNISON used local pay negotiations to ask the university to seek accreditation with the Living Wage Foundation. The University Court […]