A group of 90 workers at Bristol Waste are being balloted for strike action from this week, following a below-inflation pay offer.
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UNISON’s national delegate conference last week approved a rule change that has an immediate impact on the union’s young members.
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An analysis of police financial forecasts has revealed forces in the South West could face a combined budget shortfall of almost £46m by 2026, potentially putting public safety at risk.
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Photos from four sunny picket lines across Bristol as University of Bristol support staff begin five days of action.
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For UNISON’s Year of Black Workers our regional Black members group have curated the line up for the aptly named, UNIZONE at the Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival.
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Three quarters (75%) of care staff who look after people at home are not being paid for the time it takes them to travel between appointments, says UNISON.
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All the picket line information you need to support University of Bristol staff taking five days of strike action from Thursday 15 – Monday 19 June 2023.
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Christina McAnea salutes a year of successful striking and campaigning, in a rousing conference speech.
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University support staff in Bristol will take a further five days of action over “insulting” pay offer, says UNISON today (Monday).
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‘The strength and stability of our union relies on our ability to recruit, support and develop our women activists’
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UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea, urged delegates at the union’s local government conference to ”get the vote out” in its latest strike ballot, which ends on 4 July.
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Social workers and occupational therapists working for South Gloucestershire Council have announced a sixth day of strike action.
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University support staff in Bournemouth will strike tomorrow over “woeful” pay offer from the Universities and Colleges Employers Association, says UNISON today (Monday).
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