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UNISON West Midlands NHS workers voting in ballot

UNISON West Midlands members are amongst 350,000 NHS workers across the whole of England who will have their chance to vote for strike action over pay

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON wins support at Labour policy forum

"Action on the NHS, local government funding, privatisation, education and fair pay are all key issues. Instead of the Coalition’s race to the bottom we […]

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Meat hygiene ballot – background

Inspectors stop abscesses and tumours from being minced into meat. Inspectors and vets report when animals are […]

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UNISON to launch public services manifesto

With less than a year to go to the general election, UNISON is launching its manifesto for public services

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Taking the fair pay fight onto the streets

UNISON has hailed the local government strike as an overwhelming success, with more than one million public service workers on picket lines and at rallies in protest over their pay offer

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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

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Solidarity across the sea

The Australian Services Union "wishes UNISON members the very best", while South Korean union KGEU simply writes: "We wish you win in […]

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Together we are strong

They are in our thoughts and we wish them every success in their actions." The police and justice service group sends "strong support and best wishes" and notes "as police, probation […]

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UNISON speaks out for strikers

Across the blogosphere and beyond, UNISON has been pulling out the stops to put the case for low-paid local government and school workers forced to strike on 10 July

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Starter for J10

There's no reason to believe a pay cut will stop this. 5. Low pay is bad for workers and bad for the economy. That's why politicians from all […]

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Northern region gears up for #J10

Northern region UNISON members in local government and schools will be striking on 10 July against an offer which is derisory in the extreme

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Elliot Foundation agrees to the living wage

The Elliot Foundation is the latest multi-academy trust to announce that it will pay the living wage as a minimum to its lowest-paid employees

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How you can help local government members

And every member not involved in the the strike can support those colleagues. In a recent eFocus we […]

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Last week for local government members to vote for strike action over pay

There is just one week left in the NJC strike ballot with the last chance to request ballot papers on 18 June at noon, and the ballot closing on Monday 23 June.

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West Midlands NHS members prepare for pay protest

UNISON members across the West Midlands are preparing for a day of protest against the government’s miserly pay policies that will see most of them not even receive a 1% rise this year

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