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President opens union’s national conference in Brighton

18-06-2024 16:36

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UNISON’s national delegate conference opened today in Brighton with a speech from UNISON president Libby Nolan.
After speaking of her personal experience over decades in the union movement she turned to contemporary issues: “We know that the problems in this country come from billionaires in yachts, not leaky dinghies.
“We say loud and clear, refugees and asylum seekers are always welcome here – solidarity to everyone in thi

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Local government education wins and woes

18-06-2024 16:24

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Focus turned to education on Monday afternoon at local government conference with a series of motions on further education, the crisis in schools, and the school support staff negotiating body (SSSNB).
Mike Short national secretary for local government and education opened the session with a speech outlining the achievements over the last year and the challenges they will face in the years to come.
Moving a motion on further education (FE) pay Carl Grea

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The energy sector at a ‘pivotal moment’

18-06-2024 16:05

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Delegates at UNISON’s energy conference met in Brighton on Monday to discuss the issues and challenges affecti

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LG conference: Finance, funding and cuts

18-06-2024 10:09

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On Monday morning, local government (LG) conference in Brighton turned its attention to the perilous state of council finances, funding and cuts.
The context for the debates which followed was set by Paul Bell, UNISON national officer, who moved sections of the LG annual report dealing with finance and service delivery.
“This past year has presented us with the toughest financial challenges local government has faced since austerity began in 2010,

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Sexual harassment and sexism rife in schools

18-06-2024 07:00

Sexual harassment is widespread in schools with staff the target of physical advances, inappropriate comments and lewd remarks, according to findings published by UNISON today (Tuesday).
A survey conducted in collaboration with UK Feminista*, and published on the opening day of the union’s annual conference, shows one in ten (10%) female support staff in secondary schools say they’ve been sexually harassed, mainly by male pupils but also by their male colleagues.
Among staff in

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