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Workers have earned the increase

Part-time return to work is a sensible move

In the first of a series of blogs during the Covid-19 crisis, UNISON Eastern acting regional secretary Tim Roberts welcomes 5,000 new members to the region. Despite all the tribulations of the last few weeks, there have been a few positives emerge. The public has rediscovered an appreciation for our public services, most clearly expressed […]

UNISON and the other unions who sit on the police staff council (Unite and the GMB) are also asking for a […]

How you can support the campaign for a decent, fair pay rise for all our key workers in councils and schools

UNISON NJC committee statement on pay negotiations “UNISON’s NJC committee, which oversees the NJC […]

Care workers employed by Corserv in Cornwall have today (Friday) been told that they will not receive a cost of living pay rise in April. The news comes just hours after residents of Cornwall took to the streets for what has become a weekly clap for key workers during the coronavirus pandemic. In a joint […]

College employers have made a final offer for the two years, following extensive negotiations by UNISON, which will see pay rise by a minimum of 5.34% by January next year. This will consist of three […]

The pay deal is complex but perhaps the most striking aspect of the deal is that for the lowest paid, it is worth up to an inflation-smashing 6.2% as wages at the lowest levels are […]

Find out more about the national minimum wage and about bargaining for the living […]

Find out more about the national minimum wage and about bargaining for the living […]

"There can be little doubt that the sustained industrial action, dominating headlines for seven weeks, forced a response from both the UK government and the main Northern Ireland political […]

Low-paid staff will receive an extra £817 a year

Responding to new Labour Party analysis published today (Friday) suggesting NHS staff work one million hours of unpaid overtime each week, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “The NHS is running on fumes after years of underfunding. Chronic understaffing has left us with a system propped up by the goodwill of devoted health workers. “It […]

The ballot concentrated on safe staffing levels and pay parity, as health workers in Northern Ireland are paid less than their colleagues in Britain.