On 15 January 2025, Oxfordshire County Council became the latest employer to sign UNISON South East’s Ant-Racism Charter. The charter commits organisations to provide support for staff who may suffer racism in the workplace and to be actively anti-racist, rather than just non-racist. Oxfordshire County UNISON Black members officer Shirley Owens said: ‘This is great […]
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Delegates attending this year’s regional local government annual general meeting (AGM) in Southampton left fired up and better equipped for the challenges ahead.
UNISON members in Basingstoke recently uncovered a wonderful piece of social history with the discovery of an antique minutes book hidden on top of a dusty shelf in their office, writes Patrick Young.
A UNISON campaign has resulted in around 100 staff gaining an extra 2% on their pay in 2024/25.
Featuring Sandra Charles – UNISON South East deputy regional convenor
The ballot runs from 23 May to 4 July 2023 and covers tens of thousands of council and school workers in the region.
From Rother to Reigate, UNISON members are saying they refuse to be left behind on pay
Over 87% of UNISON members reject ‘inadequate’ pay offer and vote to move to a formal strike ballot
After a decade of campaigning, UNISON has secured up to £2,000 for workers over historic pay inequality
Council staff will strike on 18 and 19 October after being offered a pay increase of just 1.3% in 2022
Staff at Thanet District Council are outraged after reports emerged that their departing chief executive will receive a severance payment almost equal to the total pay rise for all council staff this year
The agreement is part of an ongoing review of Environmental Services being negotiated with UNISON.
UNISON members at Medway Council lobby councillors over pay in the midst of a cost of living crisis
Following detailed talks, UNISON has secured an agreement that will see wage increases for most staff providing waste services at the council
Portsmouth rally launches NJC strike ballot campaign