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Solidarity across the sea

Unions around the world send solidarity messages to UNISON strikers

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Together we are strong

The union's health service group says: "Unfortunately our members in health know only too well of the struggles that our local government […]

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How you can help local government members

Council and school workers on NJC pay terms in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will strike on 10 July – and you can support them

Article on the UNISON National site.
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Prentis tells UNISON that this autumn is the time to make a stand

Dave Prentis drew a line in the sand this afternoon, when he addressed the UNISON national delegate conference in Brighton saying that this autumn, we would make a stand

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EPSU leader spells out the Europe we want

EPSU general secretary Jan Willem Goudriaan’s message to UNISON’s local government conference was that we could change Europe for the betterment of the majority of its people

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Local government delegates urged to get the vote out

UNISON’s local government conference kicked off in Brighton this morning, with a rallying call to activists to win a big turnout in the current ballot on pay

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Britain needs a pay rise national demonstration – 18 October

There will also be a short march for those who do not wish to do the full route. There will be an assembly area on the Embankment and a […]

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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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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

Article on the UNISON National site.
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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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Recruitment: Making May matter

This organising drive is supported by a further round of television advertising which will run until June and […]

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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: 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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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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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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