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Time to celebrate teaching assistants

29 November is the chance to celebrate the valuable contribution made by teaching assistants to the education system

Article on the UNISON National site.

Stand up for your local government services on 4 February

Union calls on every branch to organise lunchtime or after work rallies to speak up for pay and their local services

Article on the UNISON National site.

Birmingham University staff strike over pay

Support grows for striking university staff as information reveals scale of spending on agency staff

Article on the UNISON National site.

Stop this license to pollute

Get your MP to sign the Commons early day motion against 1,500 Environment Agency job cuts

Article on the UNISON National site.

Local government dispute declared

The letter to Sarah Messenger, the employers' secretary on the National Joint Council for Local Government Services, states: "In light of the failure to make us an NJC pay offer for 2014-15 and as a result […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON urges government to stop stalling over pension protections

Local government pension scheme will not be able to function after 1 April, without agreed protections

Article on the UNISON National site.

Remember the dead, fight for the living

It commemorates those who have died from their work, but is also a focus for our campaign and demand for safe and healthy work to protect the living. How will you mark the day? […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Birmingham University staff win living wage battle

In a complex agreement, the university has agreed to pay the living wage for the next two years and review it after that, while its financial year means that it will pay the […]

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.

NUT strike: advice to UNISON members

The NUT is taking strike action on 26 March: advice for UNISON members working in English chools

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.

Get set for our spring recruitment drive

UNISON is gearing up for a further massive union-wide recruitment campaign this spring

Article on the UNISON National site.

Recruitment: 7 things to do this week

Make May Matter in the latest recruitment drive kicking off next week

Article on the UNISON National site.

Local government strike ballot will start on 23 May

The UNISON local government industrial action ballot in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will start on 23 May

Article on the UNISON National site.

Are low pay and high prices hitting you?

As part of the local government NJC 2014 pay campaign in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, UNISON is running a survey to check the impact of falling pay and rising prices

Article on the UNISON National site.