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Together we are strong

Across the union, UNISON members send solidarity to members on strike today

Article on the UNISON National site.

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.

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

Article on the UNISON National site.

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

Article on the UNISON National site.

Recruitment campaign continues to break records

October continues a bumper autumn for new members joining UNISON

Article on the UNISON National site.

Autumn recruitment campaign kicks off

UNISON regions and branches are rising to the challenge of stepping up our recruitment campaign

Article on the UNISON National site.

Help save the equality duty

Sign a new petition to protect the public sector equality duty from the government’s so-called war on red tape

Article on the UNISON National site.

Help fight back against the attack on the equality duty

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

Article on the UNISON National site.

Retired member helps bring about memorial to the Bevin Boys

UNISON retired member will attend long-awaited recognition at National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire

Article on the UNISON National site.

New film about the General Strike has May Day screening

Mining communities in Scotland took part in a new film charting the impact of the General Strike on their lives, to be screened tonight in London

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON challenges councils to embrace Ethical Care Charter

As report highlights the crisis in our home care system, UNISON’s charter would improve care for those who receive it and those who provide it

Article on the UNISON National site.

Regional Retired Members Committee

Date
11 July 2023 11:00am–2:00pm
Location
Online meeting

Our retired members’ group works closely with other member groups on almost every issue that affects workers in the UK, as well as fighting for quality public services, on which many older people rely.

Event on the UNISON South East site.

Pensioners Convention extends solidarity to UNISON members

Letter from national pensioners’ organisation says its members understand strains on services, adding that they will, where possible will support pickets

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Race for Equality webinar

Date
15 June 2021 7:00pm–8:00pm

In this fringe event during Virtual Special Delegate Conference, senior Black leaders will discuss UNISON’s work for race equality, with practical steps for change. The focus is race equality but the conversation is broad and deep.
Registration required.

Event on the UNISON National site.

UNISON joins the fight over proper use of health data

The union seeks government guarantees that health data will be used in an ethical manner, assigned its true value and used for the benefit of UK healthcare

Article, News on the UNISON National site.