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UNISON’s second-ever Young Members Conference was held last month in Bournemouth, with Eastern delegates once again playing a major part in making the gathering a success. Our regional motions, Affordable housing is a human right and Uncomfortable yet? Sexual harassment is never OK, were both adopted by conference. The latter was even selected by conference […]
Without UNISON reps, there wouldn’t be a UNISON. Reps are the face of the union in the workplace and the first port of call when our members get in trouble. These volunteers make an immeasurable contribution to our union, often going far beyond the facility time available to make our public services better places to […]
Unfortunately despite the massive strike votes at NHS trusts across the Eastern region, the most restrictive trade union legislation in Europe means UNISON members cannot currently take action. We wish to offer our solidarity with other union with a mandate for action, but members should be aware of some advice if there are strikes at […]
City College Norwich doing A Christmas Carol in reverse by abandoning living wage, warns UNISON City College Norwich is doing a Christmas Carol in reverse, UNISON says today after bosses said they would abandon their commitment to the real living wage. As recently as September the college helped launch the Making Norwich A Living Wage […]
Thousands of Environment Agency workers in England will stop attending incidents such as floods, water pollution, spills, waste fires and fly-tipping in December and over Christmas, as they begin industrial action from today, says UNISON. From this morning, staff will start a work to rule for an indefinite period. This means they will do only […]
Workers at King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Council will receive the full 2022/23 local government pay rise of £1,925 after a UNISON campaign. After staff rejected a 4-5% rise in a consultative ballot, further talks initiated by UNISON resulted in the improved offer, worth an average of 7.5%, with councillors and managers. The £1,925 rise […]
Suffolk care workers and their supporters will protest outside Thursday’s full council meeting demanding more is done to support social care. The union is ringing the alarm bell about the numbers of staff leaving the sector. A Skills for Care report last month showed that staff turnover rates for social care in England were at […]
East Suffolk refuse workers have called off planned strikes after voting to accept a pay deal that “treats them with the respect they deserve,” UNISON says today. Norse, which runs the refuse and cleansing contract for East Suffolk Council, agreed to a one-year rise worth 23% for its lowest-paid staff, bringing them up to the […]
Refuse workers, leisure staff and crematorium employees at Colchester Council could walk out over the borough’s refusal to pass on a nationally agreed local government pay rise in full, warns UNISON today. Workers at the council and Colchester Borough Homes agreed a 2.5-3% local pay rise in February but since then inflation has spiralled and […]
Bin strikes in East Suffolk have been suspended after contractor Norse made an improved pay offer, UNISON announced today. A work to rule that began yesterday has also been suspended following talks facilitated by conciliation service Acas. East Suffolk Norse workers, who had been due to strike from Monday 21 to Friday 25 November, will […]
East Suffolk refuse workers will walk out next week unless bosses at the council and contractor Norse come forward with a pay offer that deals with the rising cost of living, warns UNISON today. Workers will strike for a week from 21 November after an overwhelming vote for action last month. They will also work […]
Councils across the east of England face a collective funding gap of nearly £240m in the next financial year forcing them to cut essential services, says a report published today by UNISON. Waste collections, leisure centres, nurseries and other vital services will all be hit according to the findings based on information* from local authorities […]
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Refuse workers in East Suffolk have voted overwhelmingly for strike action in their ongoing fight for a real living wage, UNISON says today. More than 96% of East Suffolk Norse staff voted to strike on an 88% turnout, the union said. UNISON said the ballot result should be a wake-up call for Norse and the […]