Migrant workers from all over the UK will be converging on Westminster, on Wednesday 10th June as part of a Day of Action. It's not too late to get involved in support of this Unison campaign either. All you need to do is join the campaign at Westminster on Wednesday from 2pm. A demonstration departs Parliament square at 2.30pm making its way to Downing Street to deliver a message to the Prime Minister. Another group of workers will go to the Home Office and hold a vigil

UPDATE: The scarf was removed by HR with the 'advice' that flags are not permitted to be displayed inside the building/ For over 12 months, the Unison office area has displayed a small scarf with 'Palestine' written on it, and a small outline of the Palestinian flag. Today the Branch was 'visited' and asked to remove it as one person had requested this as it had caused them 'upset'. Unison would ask that person to come and speak with the Branch, so we can ascertain what ex

The Employment Rights Act 2025 is now shaping up to be the most important piece of legislation for workers in a lifetime. The Bill which became Law late last year, is now starting to come into legislation. Wherever you work, this Act will improve your Rights, so it is important to keep up with those changes. What’s in the Act? The Employment Rights Act 2025 delivers some of the biggest positive changes to workplace rights in decades. It introduces a wide range of new indiv

Daniel Kebede General Secretary NEU In an unsurprising turn of events, the National Education Union has announced that it will not comply with the 2017 agreement which stops Unions recruiting members from roles which they don't cover. Since the inception of the NEU, an amalgamation of the NUT and ATL union in 2017, the NEU has began an aggressive campaign to recruit support staff. School Support Staff fall under the National Joint Council, which comprises of Unison, GMB and