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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 […]

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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 […]

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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

Inspectors stop abscesses and tumours from being minced into meat. Inspectors and vets report when animals are […]

Article on the UNISON National site.
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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

“That is why the strike today is so important and why members need to show their commitment by turning up at the rallies and marches taking place […]

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Solidarity across the sea

And the All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions (OPZZ) writes: "We fully support your demands of payment […]

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Together we are strong

The union's health service group says: "Unfortunately our members in health know only too well of the struggles that […]

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