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UNISON joins emergency protest against anti-strike bill

23-05-2023 14:21

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 Strikes (Minimum Services Levels) Bill.What is the anti-strike bill?Eddie Brand from UNISON London Ambulance Service branch, which has taken action four times in the last year, spoke at the protest.
Addressing the crowds, Mr Brand said: “The very same members who were cal

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Blog: We must stop this managed decline of local government

23-05-2023 10:41

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 against restrictive anti-trade union laws that mean we need a big turnout and a big ‘yes’ vote to take strike action. So we’re doing all we can to get out the vote and beat those ballot thresholds.
Pay in councils and schools has fallen by 25% in real terms since 2010. And the

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Details of crumbling schools must be published, says UNISON

23-05-2023 01:01

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 education Mike Short said:
“The potentially dangerous state of some school buildings is a matter of urgent public interest. Parents, carers and staff should be told if any school buildings are on the brink of collapse.
“This is a disas

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Council and school staff begin strike ballot over pay, says UNISON

23-05-2023 01:01

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 made by employers to local government staff is nowhere near what’s needed to meet rising prices during the cost of living crisis, says the union.
UNISON had called for an increase of 2% above inflation. Now the union is asking more than 360,000 workers it represents in the sector whether they ar

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