Britain’s biggest union launches new recruitment ad as membership ‘surges’ during the pandemic
Trade union membership, already on an upward trend, has ‘surged’ during the pandemic
Unison
Unions are putting ‘work-life balance’ back on the agenda
A big dispute fund has been built up.
School workers reveal PPE fears ahead of school reopening
Just 4% feel they have enough protective gear
Outsourced Unison staff at UCL win better terms in time for Christmas
University agrees to equalise pay, pensions and leave for outsourced workers, including an offer of two weeks of additional annual leave from 1 December.
A King’s College cleaner explains how they won a four-year campaign against outsourcing
She accused student supporters of undermining the campaign.
Music teacher wins increased holiday pay for hundreds of thousands of workers
Hundreds of thousands of school workers will benefit.
Unison: Nationalise the big six and create a ‘green army’ to help the UK hit net zero
Publicly-owned energy could work for the public, says the trade union.
While Brexit blocks up Parliament, the crisis in social care is being left to fester
New research shows care companies are still breaking the minimum wage laws.
May refuses trade union pleas to rule out no-deal
GMB accuses May of letting clock run down on catastrophic no deal
How UNISON survived the attack on the labour movement – and won
UNISON has been announced as the largest union in the country with over 1.3 million members. To get there it had to survive Tory austerity and right wing propaganda.