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Workplace and TU campaigns / Unison
Defend the Four: protest against Unison witchhunt, 2009, photo Suzanne Beishon
12 June 2013
Unison conference - time to reclaim the union
How socialists fought off the witch-hunt: After six years, Unison's national leadership has thrown in the towel over a vicious witch-hunt against four Unison activists, all Socialist Party members
12 June 2013
Unison NEC elections - Socialist Party position strengthened
Socialist Party members on Unison's National Executive Council (NEC) now number five, one more than was the case on the old NEC
Three-day strike of Mid Yorkshire Unison NHS staff against pay cuts and mass downgrading, photo Iain Dalton
12 June 2013
Mid Yorks health workers win important concessions
The dispute between admin and clerical staff and the Mid Yorkshire Health Trust has ended with the Unison and Unite members accepting an improved pay protection deal, writes Adrian O'Malley, Unison branch secretary, Mid Yorkshire Health, personal capacity.
12 June 2013
Scotland: Council workers strike ballot
During July and August, Scotland's council workers will be balloted by their trade unions on industrial action over the local government employers' (CoSLA) pay offer of 1% for 2013/14 and the introduction of the Scottish Living Wage (SLW) of £7.50, writes Brian Smith, Glasgow Unison, personal capacity.
5 June 2013
Thera: Campaign moves up a gear
Following the strike on 18 April, Unison members at Thera East Midlands struck again on 29 and 30 May
5 June 2013
Unison and Labour: Welsh government cuts are still cuts
Socialist Party members attending Unison conference tell me that there are motions on the agenda congratulating the Welsh government for supposedly protecting Welsh workers from the worst impact of the cuts, writes a Unison member.
28 May 2013
No future with Future Directions
North West Unison activists descended on Rochdale on the Bank Holiday weekend to support Unison members at 'social care' company Future Directions
22 May 2013
The NHS is under the cosh, having been instructed by the government to make savings of £20 billion. This has driven a relentless assault upon the terms and conditions of thousands of employees
22 May 2013
Fighting back pays off: Thera East Midlands forced to make concessions
After very successful strike action, support workers employed by Thera East Midlands have won some important concessions
15 May 2013
Gloves off in Mid Yorks hospital battle
As the government continues to dismantle and privatise the NHS, workers' pay and conditions are under constant threat
Unison health workers in Mid Yorks on strike, photo by Iain Dalton
15 May 2013
Unison leader 'gets it wrong' over action on pay
Local government workers have had three years of pay freeze, as well as facing cuts in pay and conditions of service and massive job losses...
8 May 2013
Trade unions recommend more cuts in Neath/Port Talbot
After lengthy discussions the trade unions Unison, GMB, Unite and Ucatt in Neath/Port Talbot council have announced an agreement which they claim will protect jobs while allowing the Labour council to make cuts due to the £21 million financial gap in its funding...
1 May 2013
Fight to rebuild the NHS!: Unison's Health Care conference took place at a time of unprecedented attacks
1 May 2013
On 3 May, after nearly six years of a tortuous fight with the Unison bureaucracy, an employment tribunal remedy hearing is to be held...
TUC demo 20 October 2012 with placard calling for a 24 hour general strike , photo Senan
17 April 2013
Time to name the day for a 24-hour general strike
No ifs, no buts...: The death of Thatcher has revealed the deep class polarisation that existed under her governments and still exists in British society, writes Rob Williams, Socialist Party industrial organiser.
17 April 2013
Unison health conference: Time to fight back against attacks
Health workers are facing wholesale privatisation, huge cuts and closure of wards, services and even entire hospitals
Glenn Kelly at Socialist Party congress 2013, photo Senan
17 April 2013
Unison elections: Vote for Socialist Party and Reclaim the Union candidates
Elections for Unison's national executive (NEC) start on 22 April and run until 24 May...
17 April 2013
After an 82% vote for strike action, Unison members in Thera East Midlands (TEM) will be on a 24-hour strike starting on 18 April. The ballot also gives leeway for further strikes if necessary, writes Gary Freeman, Unison Rep, South Derbyshire Healthcare, personal capacity.
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