Suffolk County Council must urgently fix a problem that means experienced staff could be paid as much as £6,000 less than new starters, says UNISON today. The glitch means some new joiners will end up earning more than their managers, says the union. The county’s libraries were brought back in house earlier this year as […]
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School staff supporting children with special educational needs (SEN) in Essex are calling for recognition and pay to match their jobs, UNISON says today. Specialist workers at three schools run by the Lift Schools multi-academy trust – Columbus School & College in Chelmsford, Pioneer in Basildon and Lift Clacton – are asking to be paid […]
Eastern region nominated Christina McAnea for re-election as general secretary. We’ve seen how she has delivered for members in our region — growing UNISON in strength and influence. She has often visited the region to support our members’ campaigns. She has the experience, skills, and commitment to keep improving how our union works for you, […]
Ballot papers are going out today to elect one of the most important jobs in the country: UNISON general secretary. Responsible for leading the largest union in the UK, the general secretary is a key voice for workers across the country, for public services and the people who staff and use them. They talk to […]
UNISON West Norfolk Local Government Black members officer Naa Barkey Carboo explores the story of Allan Glaisyer Minns
We’re on the hunt for a host of new organisers to join the UNISON Eastern team. Local organisers are our frontline organisers, getting out to workplaces and talking to staff one-on-one about why it’s best to be part of a trade union. They get stuck into local campaigns, recruiting, mapping, supporting and more. It’s great […]
UNISON branches’ fantastic work supporting migrant workers got Tim Roberts thinking about Black History Month
Retiring from work doesn’t have to mean retiring from UNISON. Just ask Helen Forshaw, retired members officer at North West Anglia Hospitals branch. She joined UNISON is 1999, wanting the security that being in a union brings to hospital workers. She became a rep the following year. But upon leaving work in 2016, she was […]
King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council has become the latest employer to sign UNISON’s Anti-Racism Charter. By signing the charter, the council has committed to a range of actions including introducing a clear and visible race equality policy, carrying our ethnicity pay gap monitoring and delivering anti-racism and equality training. UNISON West Norfolk Local […]
Gareth Page speaks to fellow Hertfordshire Police UNISON green rep Katie Dickson about how they’re bringing environmental protection into the workplace
Let’s start to make the world a better place, says regional convenor Becky Tye in this blog post
Mental health counsellors have been ‘gagged’ ahead of a week of strikes over pay and grading in Norfolk and Waveney, UNISON says today. The five-day walkout involves staff employed by Norfolk and Waveney Mind providing ‘talking therapy’ services for Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. Counsellors are being paid trainee rates despite being fully qualified, […]
A thousand cleaners, porters, caterers, maintenance workers and other facilities staff at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSEFT) face being sold out of the health service, UNISON warns today. The trust, which runs hospitals in Basildon, Chelmsford and Southend, wants to contract out all ‘soft facilities’ services – jobs such as cleaning, catering […]
UNISON Eastern’s regional council met today to agree who to nominate in the union’s general secretary election. All candidates who had declared at the time of the meeting were given the opportunity to address regional council delegates and answer questions. Regional council members then voted: George Barber: 0 Votes Andrea Egan: 20 votes Christina McAnea: […]