A slight fall in UK jobless figures masks a dismal picture for the West Midlands, says UNISON
A slight fall in UK jobless figures masks a dismal picture for the West Midlands, says UNISON
You can help the fight back against attacks on the equality duty by asking your MP to ask them to sign an early day motion reaffirming commitment to the duty
Local government conference calls for proper apprenticeships with living wage and real training
Delegates at UNISON’s local government conference completed their conference this afternoon with a series of debates around equalities issues and the cuts
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The duty requires public bodies to promote equality and eliminate discrimination. "We need to fight any attack on this," said general secretary Dave […]
We want to hear from LGBT people who have used publicly-funded services and people who provide services to LGBT people […]
Number of workers paid less than the living wage is up by 1.4 million since 2009
UNISON is launching a unique scheme to increase the help that it gives members in financial difficulty, and challenge the rise of the pay-day lenders
"The two major recruitment initiatives we ran in March and May this year have boosted our recruitment. So far, recruitment since March is 30% higher than over […]
The national minimum wage rates have gone up from today
UNISON’s recruitment continues apace around the country
UNISON Wales welcomes the proposal from the Welsh government for further investment into the Jobs Growth Wales programme to create an additional 4,000 job opportunities for 16-24 year olds
In the week beginning 7 October, 4,358 new members were recruited into the union, making it the third most successful week of […]
National officer Allison Roche says: "The mounting misery and hardship being caused to tenants, added stresses on housing workers and financial impact on […]