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Hundreds of workers lobby Parliament for better pay

Plymouth in UNISON members were among those making their voices heard at the ‘We Demand Better’ lobby and rally, organised by the TUC.

News on the UNISON South West site.

‘I want to be able to use my voice to make politicians understand’

First-time lobbyist Fabia Pollard is eager to get out and tell MPs why she’s demanding better

Article, News on the UNISON Eastern site.

It’s time for a government that puts the country first, says UNISON

Public services, wages and staff would be better treated under Labour

News on the UNISON National site.

‘They’re only gonna listen if we get out and tell them’

Next month hundreds of trade unionists will descend on Westminster to demand better from politicians, lobbying MPs as part of the TUC’s campaign for a real living wage, trade union rights and an economy that works for all of us. Care worker Joe Nemeth will be making the journey from Essex to Parliament because he’s […]

Article, News on the UNISON Eastern site.

Government gamble means working people are the losers, says UNISON

Christina McAnea tells TUC that co-ordination with other unions will deliver results on pay

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

‘Co-ordinated action unites us,’ McAnea tells TUC congress

General secretary tells delegates in Brighton that UNISON will be working with other unions to help working people get the pay rise that they deserve

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

TUC and UNISON ramp up cost of living campaign

October dates announced for lobby of MPs – put them in your diaries now, as Christina McAnea says the union is working to use ‘all levers at our disposal’

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Significant pay rise needed to avoid demoralised staff leaving the NHS

Soaring inflation has superseded ministers’ miserly pay proposal

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Top tips to build the turnout for the TUC demo

UNISON activists share their tried and tested ways of building support for a march and rally

Behind the headlines, How to, Magazine on the Magazine site.

Demand action on the cost of living

Join the TUC march on Saturday 18 June

Magazine, UNISON on film on the Magazine site.

SAVE THE DATE: TUC national demonstration

BRITAIN NEEDS A PAY RISE! We cant afford rising energy prices We can’t afford to feed our families We can’t afford petrol for our cars We can’t afford the Tories! On Saturday 18 June, the trade union movement will be taking to the streets of London to demand action on the cost of living – […]

Page on the UNISON East Midlands site.

March Against Racism 2022: UN Anti-Racism Day

Date
19 March 2022 12:00pm–4:00am
Location
BBC Portland Place London W1B 1AE United Kingdom

This is a Stand Up To Racism event, supported by UNISON and the TUC, for UN Anti-Racism Day. The government’s catastrophic handling of COVID-19 and the cost-of-living crisis has disproportionately impacted African, Asian, Caribbean and all black minority ethnic communities due to structural and institutional racism. The Nationality & Borders Bill criminalises asylum seekers and […]

Event on the UNISON South East site.

Everything’s going up but our pay: Join the rally in Blackpool

Date
19 March 2022 10:00am–4:00pm
Location
Comedy Carpet, near Blackpool Tower

The Conservatives are in Blackpool for their spring conference. We need to tell them loud and clear: Britain needs a pay rise!

Event on the UNISON East Midlands site.

UNISON calls for proper investment for public services after COVID

With the 153rd annual TUC congress underway, UNISON vice president Andrea Egan spoke of the need for a proper investment in public services

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Nearly one in five children in key worker households in the South East live in poverty

This information first appeared on the TUC website

Article on the UNISON South East site.