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Breast cancer, my union and me

Liz Potter was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in the summer of 2013 at the age of 49.

Article, Magazine on the UNISON National site.

The truth about the cuts: the disability support worker

Each home had its own team to support four people, with a manager and assistant manager, to make sure the service always ran smoothly and met the needs of the […]

Blogs, News on the UNISON National site.

Cuts threaten disabled people in work

Disabled workers describe struggle to work 20 years after Disability Discrimination Act

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Why the Welfare Bill will not help lift families out of poverty

UNISON has reacted with dismay to the Welfare Reform and Work Bill which had its second reading in the House of Commons earlier this week

News on the UNISON National site.

School uniform grants – correction

If you are dealing with members or promoting this grant - please let pass on this information.   More information on the UNISON Facebook page […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON relaunches school uniform scheme

The closing date for receipt of completed application forms is Friday 11 July 2014. School uniform grants application form School uniform grants poster School uniform grants leaflet UNISON There […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON can help with school uniform costs

There For You has a fund available to help low-income members with grants for school uniforms

Article on the UNISON National site.

More members turn to UNISON for help with debt

The number of UNISON members turning to the union’s welfare charity, There For You, has doubled since 2010, and most are working full time

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON members out in the cold as energy costs rise

Three-year pay freeze bites deeper into household incomes as members turn to their union for help with heating

Article on the UNISON National site.

It will be a bleak 2013 for families, warns UNISON

UNISON’s welfare fund pays out a record amount to help struggling members

Article on the UNISON National site.

Worried about paying your winter fuel bill?

There for You will again be setting up a limited fund to help members on low incomes by way of a one-off payment.

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON calls for ‘action not words’ on fuel poverty

Union says the fact that families will be facing the Dickensian dilemma of ‘heat or eat’ in modern Britain is a ‘scandal’

Press release on the UNISON National site.

Helping members after the floods

UNISON help and advice for branches dealing with members who have been affected by the recent floods is now available

Article on the UNISON National site.

Flood advice for UNISON members

In the wake of the recent flooding, UNISON’s charity, There for You, has some helpful advice

Article on the UNISON National site.