UNISON has announced that Environment Agency members have secured a mandate for strike action over the next six months after the recent industrial action ballot. The new mandate marks a... read more →
The 2023 pay round has highlighted some campaigning, organising and bargaining opportunities around bank contracts. This guidance is aimed at UNISON branches and organisers to help them have informed conversations... read more →
UNISON has been campaigning for a decent pay rise for council and school workers, calling for a pay increase of inflation plus 2% – based on the Treasury’s annual forecast... read more →
After months of campaigning, support workers in Wales have secured a 15% pay increase and the Foundation Living Wage. In April 2022, the Welsh Government made £48m available to social... read more →
Social workers and occupational therapists (OTs) working for South Gloucestershire council are to strike twice this week. Staff will walk out for two days of action, today (Tuesday) and again... read more →
Schools are grappling with insufficient funding. As school budgets reach breaking point, there are inevitable consequences for the quality of education being provided to young people, as well as the... read more →
UNISON members, the TUC and protesters rallied outside the Westminster parliament last night to defend the right to strike. The emergency protest coincided with the government’s new anti-strike legislation, the... read more →
Commenting on the Labour Party’s move today (Tuesday) to force the government to reveal details of the location and condition of school buildings at risk of collapse, UNISON head of... read more →
UNISON’s campaign for fair pay continues with full force today as we open our industrial action ballot of over 360,000 local government workers in England and Wales. Once again, we’re up... read more →
More than a third of a million council and school support staff across England and Wales will begin voting today (Tuesday) on whether to strike over pay, says UNISON. The wage offer... read more →