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There for You launches the Energy Support Appeal

07-03-2022 13:19

In April, energy bills for a typical household will go up by 54% a year and, at the same time, national insurance payments are set to increase by almost 10%. Meanwhile, inflation is hitting record highs, the weekly shop is more expensive than ever and for over a decade public sector pay increases have lagged behind the cost of living.
UNISON’s charity, There for You, provides vital support for thousands of members every year, but this year’s Winter Fuel grant programme was over-subsc

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Energy workers put a spoke in Putin’s war machine

07-03-2022 12:33

As the world looks on with horror at the unfolding war in Ukraine, one group of UNISON members found themselves faced with the prospect of handling an import into the UK from Russia.
The energy workers are employed by the National Grid at its Isle of Grain terminal on the Medway Estuary, the UK’s leading terminal for the import of liquefied natural gas.
Arriving chilled to -160˚C in ships from around the world, it has to be pumped into the site’s tanks – some, the size of

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Energy workers act to close down loophole in UK sanctions on Russia

07-03-2022 12:33

As the world looks on with horror at the unfolding war in Ukraine, one group of UNISON members found themselves faced with the prospect of handling an import into the UK from Russia.
The energy workers are employed by the National Grid at its Isle of Grain terminal on the Medway Estuary, the UK’s leading terminal for the import of liquefied natural gas.
Arriving chilled to -160˚C in ships from around the world, it has to be pumped into the site’s tanks – some, the size of

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Glasgow branch overwhelmingly votes to back new strike action

07-03-2022 12:26

UNISON members at Glasgow City Council have voted in favour of strike action in an ongoing equal pay dispute.
In a ballot of just under 9,000 workers, with 52.5% of members voting, 96% of UNISON members voted to take further industrial action. The branch will now be seeking authorisation from the union’s NEC before moving forward with industrial action.
The ballot comes as part of a long-running legal dispute with Glasgow City council around equal pay. In 2019, a £500m settlement was

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UNISON comments on nurses recruitment progress report

07-03-2022 01:01

Commenting on the government’s progress report published today (Monday) on its commitment to recruit 50K nurses by 2024, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said:
“Taking action on wellbeing, flexible working and career development for NHS staff are all important steps. But unless the retention package for nurses and other health workers includes measures to address their pay, then more will continue to leave.
“Many staff are underpaid for the job they do. They undertak

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