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"Whatever barriers they put in our way, they'll never stop our movement fighting for a fairer Britain." The trade union bill is currently being rushed […]

UNISON members working in public services will make more than half of the 1,000 strong group of workers travelling from across the UK to lobby their MPs today (Monday) at a mass lobby against the trade union bill in Westminster. Speaking at a rally outside the houses of parliament, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis will […]

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Cymru/Wales local government employers defend facility time, check-off and union rights for council workers

A day when I was under real pressure was the day the local press had front-page news of a legionella discovery at one of our properties, which I knew about and had well […]

The statement calls upon the Welsh government to work with public sector employers and unions to persuade the Westminster government to reconsider. It follows the recent vote by Welsh […]

I feel that the Trade Union Bill is completely wrong for many reasons, but here’s a brief list: just because […]

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.

Roger is 70 years old and has been retired from Sheffield City Council as an administrator since 1997

Disabled workers describe struggle to work 20 years after Disability Discrimination Act

In general I do not think the Trade Union Bill is a good thing because it will gag the unions, act like big brother in tampering with […]

As part of our campaign to stop the government’s Trade Union Bill the TUC is organising a lobby of parliament on 2 November 2015. We want MPs to hear directly from their constituents that: The Bill threatens the right to strike Employers will be able to break strikes by bringing in agency workers to cover for […]

This autumn, MPs and peers will discuss the trade union bill – which threatens the basic right to strike. For the first time, employers will be able to break strikes by bringing in agency workers to cover for strikers. This could have big safety implications, lead to worse public services, and will undermine the right […]

But ministers are determined to stop working people from standing up for themselves at work. “They want to stop union reps from […]

As UNISON and other union members gathered, regional secretary Margaret Thomas vowed: "We will continue to lobby elected […]