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Birmingham Council job cuts will result in ‘closure of services’

UNISON reacts angrily to the announcement that a further 6,000 jobs will be cut at Birmingham City Council over the next four years

Article on the UNISON National site.

‘Use your vote’, health members urged

Dave Prentis calls on NHS members in England to use their vote as industrial action ballot opens

Article on the UNISON National site.

A massive show of solidarity

UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis has stressed that members have turned out in force for the strike today and that the massive show of solidarity from the members and the public alike shows that 1% is just not enough

Article on the UNISON National site.

George Eliot members plan NHS peanuts pay protest

As part of the UNISON NHS Day of Protest members from George Eliot NHS trust and Coventry and Warwickshire health will be handing out pay packets full of peanuts

Article on the UNISON National site.

We need to be strong, we need to be active

Clear message from NEC as the union gears up for another major four-week recruitment drive starting on 28 April and major campaigns on pay

Article on the UNISON National site.

Unions reluctantly accept PTE pay offer

UNISON and Unite members have reluctantly agreed to accept the passenger transport executive employers

Article on the UNISON National site.

Birmingham University staff win living wage battle

Regional organiser Dawn Sant explains that the union is now working to get the August date changed so that staff don't slip behind the living wage rate just three months later. The union also hopes […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Remember the dead, fight for the living

UNISON launches 2014 international workers memorial day campaign with new poster

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON calls on trust to clarify position

Union calls for clarification and for procurement process to be put on hold as George Eliot Hospital is ‘buddied’ with University Hospitals Birmingham

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON West Midlands launches regional education website

A dynamic way to discover member and activist learning opportunities in your area

Article on the UNISON National site.

Labour Link ballot notice

Ballots will take place in August and September for two regional seats on the national Labour Link committee in Greater London and West Midlands

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON George Eliot vintage tea party (Friday 28 june 11am): celebrating 65 years of the NHS

UNISON George Eliot Hospital invites NHS workers, patients and the community to a 1948 style tea party with land girls, period uniformed staff, vintage coaches and rations!

Article on the UNISON National site.

Unemployment spells misery for thousands in the West Midlands

A slight fall in UK jobless figures masks a dismal picture for the West Midlands, says UNISON

Article on the UNISON National site.

Government’s ‘broken promise’ leads to loss of 300 NHS jobs in Walsall

Union pledges to work with hospital management to minimise further job losses following £10 million budget cuts

Article on the UNISON National site.

Branches take the opportunity to promote adult learning

his week is Adult Learners’ Week, an annual opportunity to celebrate the value and pleasure of getting back into learning as an adult

Article on the UNISON National site.