It takes a whole team to keep universities running. But when government minister Matt Hancock announced a new list of workers eligible for priority COVID-19 testing in England, in education he only mentioned ‘teaching staff’. UNISON have asked the...
UNISON’s National Retired Members’ Committee is organising a virtual event in place of the usual conference – online and live – Wednesday 14 October 11.00am to 12.30pm. The event will look at the impact of the pandemic on the care sector, why we need a new system for...
UNISON South West Young Members With region wide face-to-face meetings likely to still be some time away, we need to find new ways to meet, learn and organise. We have created a survey to find out what kinds of online events you would be interested in attending, what...
Every year the branch affiliate to International campaigns and organisations We are currently affiliated to the following: Brazil Solidarity Initiative Affiliate since 2020 https://nocoupinbrazil.wordpress.com The Brazil Solidarity Initiative is a campaigning...
If you are asked to volunteer to work after 20:00 in an evening or on a Saturday and/or Sunday you are entitled to different pay rates for those hours, even when this is part of your normal working week. This is enshrined in our terms and conditions of employment,...
Hi, I’m Rhiannon and I work as a technician supporting students studying ecology and environmental science and I’m UWE UNISON’s Branch Minutes Secretary. I joined UNISON because I believe in the big underpinning values of unions – things like fairness and...
