by Staffordshire UNISON | Jun 18, 2021 | News
UNISON continues to help members in the West Midlands receive Personal Injury Settlements as follows: April: £221,344.84 May: £115,278.50 UNISON provides quality legal services for employment-related and non-work issues at no extra cost to members and their family. In...
by Staffordshire UNISON | Jun 18, 2021 | News
In UNISON, Black is used to indicate people with a shared history. Black with a capital ‘B’ is used in its broad political and inclusive sense to describe people in Britain that have suffered colonialism and enslavement in the past and continue to experience racism...
by Staffordshire UNISON | Jun 11, 2021 | News
Hello again everyone. I hope that you are well and looking forward to the slow re-emergence from lockdown. The Branch remains very busy and UNISON membership continues to grow, demonstrating that workers see us a safe port in a storm. The Government is intent upon...
by Staffordshire UNISON | Jun 11, 2021 | News
The NJC Executive met on Wednesday 9 June to discuss the Employers’ offer of a 1.5% pay increase for 2021. UNISON’s negotiating team made it very clear that in the context of our claim, the years of real terms pay cuts and the work done by our members throughout...
by Staffordshire UNISON | Jun 6, 2021 | News
Dear Staffordshire UNISON member. I hope that you are keeping well in these difficult times. I need to tell you that the Union has submitted a pay claim of 10% for 2021-2022. A summary of the pay claim can be found here. The employers have responded with a 1.5% offer...
by Staffordshire UNISON | Jun 6, 2021 | News
UK law had previously prevented employers from sacking staff involved in strike action or other workplace disputes, but not from disciplining or making life difficult for them, says UNISON. But now, disciplinary action against workers who go on strike will be...
by Staffordshire UNISON | Jun 6, 2021 | News
The government has announced its intention to take a copy of the entire GP-recorded medical history of patients in England from this summer – in part for commercial use. There has been no public consultation on the plans, though some details have now been published...
by Staffordshire UNISON | Jun 3, 2021 | News
UNISON stands in solidarity with trade unions and workers in Palestine and Israel who are participating in the general strike today, and supports their calls for peace, justice and rights. We are deeply concerned by the rapid escalation of violence and support calls...
by Staffordshire UNISON | Jun 3, 2021 | News
UNISON supports equality at every level, including helping to end Afro hair discrimination in our schools. As a union we have a key part to play to bring about equality in every aspect of the education system. The organisers of World Afro Day have launched a film...
by Staffordshire UNISON | Jun 3, 2021 | News
In response to increasing cases of the B.1.617.2 (commonly referred to as the Indian variant, UNISON has repeatedly called on the government to publish data on the spread of this and other new variants in schools. UNISON was the first to raise this issue, which led to...
