Commenting on the news that 700 British Gas jobs are to go in the West Midlands, with the closure of the Oldbury service/call centre near Birmingham, UNISON national energy officer Matt Lay said: “This is terrible news for the company’s Birmingham-based employees, who will be devastated at the prospect of losing their jobs. British Gas […]
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General secretary tells West Midlands activists: unions are as relevant today as they ever were – ‘when times are tough, we show our strength’
Petition launched by UNISON as homes are threatened with closure
Sign the petition to keep the trade union studies unit at Stoke on Trent college
Union and NHS trust ‘resolve matter amicably’ over whistleblowing paramedic and UNISON steward
UNISON health members in England are taking five days of action for fair pay next week – starting first thing on Monday morning – and will be joined by colleagues in other unions including midwives
‘Make sure you come along, show your support and make a difference’
UNISON calls for NJC employers to rethink and come forward with a pay offer which ‘begins to tackle the hardship facing all of our members’ in local government and schools (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
Your time is nearly up, general secretary tells Tory conference as unions rally in Birmingham for decent pay
‘Five days for fair pay’ starts with a four-hour strike on Monday 13 October, followed by four days of action short of a strike for the rest of the week
UNISON reacts angrily to the announcement that a further 6,000 jobs will be cut at Birmingham City Council over the next four years
Delegates told about the “dirty secret” of the employment figures and why the Immigration Bill is a “disgraceful and cynical piece of legislation”
UNISON General secretary Dave Prentis has made an impassioned plea to end “the cycle of desperation” and defend all that the union movement has achieved
“We can save our NHS, but the time to act is now,” UNISON president Lucia McKeever told a rally in Nottingham during the People’s March for the NHS
