Conference overwhelmingly backed a call from the National Young Members Forum to designate 2019 as “The Year of Young Workers.”
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Renfrewshire model of organising low paid women to be rolled out across UNISON
Local Government Conference applauded an initiative from UNISON Renfrewshire bringing together different occupational groups of low paid members around shared
Read moreTackling the crisis in health and social care
As the NHS gets ready to celebrate its 70th birthday on 7th July, conference slammed cuts to NHS funding since
Read moreUNISON will organise for the participation of low paid women
Women make up 75% of our UNISON membership with many of them working in low paid jobs, yet the percentage
Read moreDelivering on the promise of the Good Friday Agreement
The first debates of Conference rightly focussed on Northern Ireland with delegates pledging that UNISON will campaign to protect the
Read moreSitting still is not an option on trans equality
Trans equality must have a higher priority in councils and other workplaces, as studies show a high level of trans
Read moreUNISON members will not set aside their social work values in supporting asylum seekers
UNISON will step up support for local government workers who assist asylum seekers in the face of diminishing council budgets,coupled
Read moreGlasgow struggle shows how far we are from pay equality
Delegates at Local Government Conference slammed the lack of progress on equal pay despite UK and EU legislation and UNISON’s
Read moreSocial workers must reject role of agents of state and stand up for ethical practice
Activists who attended Sunday’s lunchtime fringe meeting “Social work against the state attack on asylum and refuge” heard powerful presentations
Read moreJannies victory in Glasgow – more members, more pay and back in-house
Local Government Conference welcomed Bill Petrie, one of the Glasgow Jannies who took on their employer, Cordia (an arms length
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