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21 April 2020
Trade union activists from across the south of England came together for a Socialist Party meeting on Zoom on 18 April, writes Paul Couchman, Surrey County Unison branch secretary (personal capacity).
4 March 2020
Electricians at Sandwell Council, West Midlands have won better pay. Unison local government union members had been taking action short of striking since 6 January, after voting 100% on a 94% turnout for both action short of strike action and strike action.
12 February 2020
Big Unison south east regional meeting votes for anti-cuts position
Over 150 delegates registered for the South East regional council meeting of local government union Unison which took place on 8 February. This was the biggest meeting for many years.
12 February 2020
An important discussion at Lambeth Unison's annual general meeting ended with a vote to endorse and circulate an open letter to Unison's leadership
22 January 2020
Make a stand: set legal no-cuts council budgets
Defend jobs, services and communities. Reports from Carmarthenshire, Peterborough, Swansea, Enfield
15 January 2020
Reverse Unison's undemocratic nomination of Blairite Starmer
There is widespread outrage in the union following the endorsement of Starmer
9 January 2020
20 December 2019
Council concedes to striking winter gritters' demands
Plaid Cymru-led Carmarthenshire County has backed down in the face of determined industrial action
4 December 2019
Short reports on some of the latest trade union struggles.
27 November 2019
Help fund the fightback: sponsor my marathon
In 2015 I had a major heart attack. It is fair to say that the NHS and their dedicated staff saved my life.
20 November 2019
Carmarthenshire union demands no-cuts budget
With both Labour and the Tories promising more spending, there is no excuse for any council to make more cuts
20 November 2019
Frimley NHS Trust: Strikers remain determined to defeat privatisation
Hospital support staff struck on 18 and 19 November against transfer to a 'wholly owned subsidiary'
9 October 2019
Huge opposition to Barry rehab ward closure
"That was challenging and uncomfortable" - the Cardiff and Vale Health Board chief executive's closing remark at a public engagement meeting on NHS cuts in Barry, South Wales.
9 October 2019
Unison's retired members reflect growing anger
Unison's retired members conference met in Southport from 1-2 October, and the debates reflected the growing anger of older people.
28 August 2019
Strike action wins privatisation reprieve at Bradford hospitals
After three weeks of strike action by estates and facilities workers in Bradford hospitals organised in health union Unison - and with an all-out strike looming - management has blinked first.
14 August 2019
Bradford: All-out action to defeat backdoor NHS privatisation
The escalation of the strike at Bradford Teaching Hospitals Trust to all-out strike action at the end of August marks a significant intensification by Unison union members in estates and facilities at the trust.
9 July 2019
Bradford: Unison members strike to stay 100% NHS
Around 300 Unison members at Bradford Royal Infirmary are on strike for a week against the transfer of estates and facilities staff to a 'wholly-owned' subsidiary
3 July 2019
Birmingham uni workers strike against terms and conditions attacks
Unison members working in catering, cleaning and security held a well-supported one-day strike at the University of Birmingham on 28 June. They were protesting against the removal of premium payments for weekend and anti-social hours and reduction of holiday entitlement by a week.
26 June 2019
Unison conference: Socialist Party members call for anti-cuts fight and build left challenge
Despite the right-wing leadership's stunts, the union's call for a general election was saved and 200 attended the campaign meeting for a fighting, democratic Unison
19 June 2019
Harrogate academy workers strike against closure
A lively picket of staff at Harrogate's Grove Academy, a unit educating vulnerable secondary school pupils, took place on Thursday 13 June despite the pouring rain, writes Kevin Pattison, Leeds Socialist Party.
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