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My name is Alyson and I’m a midday assistant in a special school

My name is Sean Keown and I work as a Pharmacy Technician. My job involves dispensing and checking medicines, counselling patients, and updating computer systems related to the issue of patient medicines.

Date

9 – 10 September 2015

Location

Curtis Mayfield House, Carliol Square, Newcastle, NE1 6UF

National Executive Council makes decision on opening day of nomination period

UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis commens on government proposals to prevent people who work in the public sector from paying their union membership fees directly from their wages.

The meeting, which has been organised by the Campaign for Trade Union Freedom, the Institute of Employment Rights, the Centre for Labour and Social […]

Date

4 October 2015 2:00pm–6:00pm

Location

Oxford Road, Manchester

Members from across Wales rally outside the Senedd in Cardiff, while the Assembly debates motion opposing Westminster bill

From I ♡unions week to fighting the trade union bill, it’s been a busy few months for UNISON members. We’ve collected just some of the highlights of what you have been doing online.

Date

2 November 2015 1:00pm–5:00pm

Location

Central Hall Westminster, Storey's Gate, Westminster, London, SW1H 9NH

The Bill has now had both its first and seconds readings in the House of Commons and now moves onto the committee stage.  So, what does this mean for our campaign against it? At the first reading the title of the Bill was read out. That was it. No speeches and no debate. At the […]

Not content with cutting in-work benefits for low paid workers the government has announced plans to make striking for higher pay even more difficult than it already is, if not completely impossible. The Institute for Fiscal Studies says that families with young children could be up to £1,000 a year worse off because of the […]

This is a bad bill but without the labour movement pushing back with passion and vigour, it could have been much worse.

Black members met in Llandudno in late January to debate a range a motions and reaffirm their commitment to building the union and fighting injustice

The issue of losing my tax credits was keeping me awake at night: as a single mum I didn’t know how I was going to provide for my family