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Blog: UK government can – and must – act on cost of living

HMRC mileage rates are woefully out of date and sorting this out is just one way to help struggling workers

General Secretary, General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.

Biffa workers fight back to win pay improved award!

Refuse staff in Ashford vote overwhelmingly to accept new pay offer after a sustained campaign by UNISON

Article on the UNISON South East site.

Support an NHS pay rise

Date
1 April 2022 9:30am–10:30am
Location
Colchester Hospital, Turner Road, Colchester CO4 5JL

NHS staff should be getting their pay rise on 1 April. Instead, government delays mean the independent pay review board that makes recommendations on pay will not even report until May. Years of below-inflation increases have eroded the real value of pay. It took staff 111 days to get their 3% rise in 2021, by […]

Event on the UNISON Eastern site.

Low pay and pensions issues prompt further strikes at universities, says UNISON

Staff will take further strike days at eight universities over pay and pensions issues from this week, UNISON says.

News on the UNISON South West site.

Chancellor must deliver public sector pay rise and cost of living help, says UNISON

The chancellor must use tomorrow’s spring statement to signal a significant rise in public sector workers’ pay or essential services across the UK could come to a standstill, says UNISON today (Tuesday).

News on the UNISON South West site.

Winning our Probation Service members the wages they’re owed

UNISON South East is launching legal claims to ensure members get the backpay they’re owed

Article on the UNISON South East site.

Worth More, Need More – Pay More!

UNISON members at Medway Council lobby councillors over pay in the midst of a cost of living crisis

Article on the UNISON South East site.

UNISON pay ballot of Care Quality Commission staff opens

CQC staff are key to the safety of hospitals, care homes and emergency services around the country.

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Whatever the challenges of 2022, UNISON will be there for public service workers

A New Year’s blog from regional secretary Tim Roberts

News, Regional Secretary’s Blog on the UNISON Eastern site.

Unions slam college employers over 1% pay offer

A one per cent pay offer is a joke – and not a funny one.

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Enough is enough

Date
10 December 2021 – 31 January 2022

After years of declining pay, council and school workers have had enough. It’s time to take action on pay – enough is enough! Youth workers, care workers, refuse collectors, social workers, teaching assistants, community workers, street cleaners and so many more across the East Midlands went above and beyond during the pandemic. You kept communities […]

Campaign on the UNISON East Midlands site.

NEC hears how UNISON is preparing for a winter of action

The union is fighting across multiple sectors for members’ pay and conditions, with strike ballots and consultations

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Schools risk support staff exodus over pay in South East region, warns UNISON

40% of school staff are actively looking for other jobs because of persistent low pay

News on the UNISON South East site.

Northern Ireland’s lessons for today’s struggles

UNISON Eastern activists were treated to an inspiring webinar last night, as leaders of the 2019 Northern Ireland NHS strikes told their industrial success story. Becky Tye, our regional convenor, welcomed Northern Ireland counterpart James Large and UNISON Northern Ireland health committee joint chairs Maura McKenna and Conor McCarthy for the webinar and Q&A. Attendees […]

Article, News on the UNISON Eastern site.

Welsh public support higher pay rise for police staff

54 per cent of the Welsh public believe the UK government was wrong to propose a pay freeze for police staff earning more than £24,000. Only 28 per cent agreed the Westminster government was right to block any pay increase. That’s the finding of a Savanta ComRes poll of 1,009 people released today. The poll […]

News, Press release on the UNISON Cymru/Wales site.