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North West gears up for anti-cuts rally

People across the North West are gearing up to call for Fair Funding for Public Services at a march and rally in Liverpool tomorrow

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Local government unions launch petition for decent pay

That's 'We need a decent pay rise day', when the unions will be organising events across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. One you've got full forms, collect them up and […]

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ITUC launches report on migrant workers

Recommendations include: the need for government to finance targeted support services; that challenging racism should be a key criteria […]

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Members join UNISON-backed anti-racism rally

The event, which marked UN Anti-Racism Day and formed part of an international day of action, was supported by a donation from UNISON's general […]

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Help support student threatened with deportation

UNISON is urging members to sign a petition being run by students in Enfield, to prevent their friend and classmate Yashika Bageerathi being deported to a potentially dangerous situation in Mauritius

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UNISON calls for higher education race equality charter

UNISON has submitted evidence to the Equality Challenge Unit on establishing a race equality charter mark for UK universities

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Get set for our spring recruitment drive

TV advertising - funded by the general political fund - will kick off on 24 April and will run for six weeks. Branches and regions are planning a four-week, union-wide on-the-ground recruitment and […]

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Recruitment: 7 things to do this week

And staff at the centre will also be volunteering to go out into regions and work directly with organising staff to support local activity. TV advertising starts this week with the update to the current […]

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Newcastle festival combines music and campaigning

UNISON activists in Newcastle took the opportunity of the union’s annual multicultural music festival at the Easter weekend to challenge racism and myths about immigration

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Recruitment: Making May matter

Recruitment is the name of the game in every region over the next four weeks – what is your branch doing

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Black members conference 2015

Date
6 – 8 February 2015
Location
The Brighton Centre

The national conference of UNISON’s Black members’ self-organised group, to discuss issues and set policy affecting Black members.

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Speak up for libraries when you vote

That was the call from the Speak Up for Libraries alliance - which includes UNISON - as it urged people to make public libraries a central […]

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EPSU congress hears warning on global treaties

Delegates at the EPSU congress in Toulouse debated the threat from two global trade treaties currently being negotiated

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UNISON relaunches school uniform scheme

The UNISON welfare charity There for You can offer help to members on low incomes deal with the cost of school uniforms

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Britain needs a pay rise national demonstration – 18 October

Further details have been released by the TUC for anyone wanting to attend the national demonstration – Britain needs a pay rise – on 18 October in London

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