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TUC warned about zero hours contracts and the Immigration Bill

Delegates told about the “dirty secret” of the employment figures and why the Immigration Bill is a “disgraceful and cynical piece of legislation”

Article on the UNISON National site.
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General secretary tells TUC now is the time to make a stand

He described a country where public services are devastated, working women are hit the hardest and where "a quarter of a million UNISON members struggle on a minimum wage that falls in real terms […]

Article on the UNISON National site.
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UNISON president tells Jarrow marchers – we can save the NHS

And the president added that "we also have the largest ever privatisation exercise set to take place in Staffordshire – hidden from public scrutiny, free from patient […]

Article on the UNISON National site.
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‘Use your vote’, health members urged

  NHS Pay 2014: Facts, ballot questions and resources UNISON pay calculator - how much has the pay freeze cost you? Worth it - UNISON pay […]

Article on the UNISON National site.
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UNISON wins support at Labour policy forum

UNISON has negotiated a series of amendments on key policy issues which will shape the Labour general election manifesto and programme in government

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Meat hygiene ballot – background

UNISON members in the Food Standards Agency are set to ballot for industrial action on pay in the coming weeks, after the employer forced a 0.75% pay rise on them earlier this year

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UNISON to launch public services manifesto

With less than a year to go to the general election, UNISON is launching its manifesto for public services

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Taking the fair pay fight onto the streets

UNISON has hailed the local government strike as an overwhelming success, with more than one million public service workers on picket lines and at rallies in protest over their pay offer

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A massive show of solidarity

UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis has stressed that members have turned out in force for the strike today and that the massive show of solidarity from the members and the public alike shows that 1% is just not enough

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Solidarity across the sea

Unions around the world send solidarity messages to UNISON strikers

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