Unison
Teaching assistants & dinner ladies unite
23 October 2018Threat of more strikes defeats the lying health bosses in Bolton
19 October 2018Hundreds of striking porters, cleaners and domestics in Bolton show the way to fight attacks on pay, NHS privatisation and outsourcing, argues Tomáš Tengely-Evans
Push for more action on pay and pensions in universities
16 October 2018UCU union members were set to meet for a special one-day congress in Manchester on Thursday of this week. The aim is to discuss business that was not heard at the union’s annual congress earlier this year.
Support the Glasgow strike for equal pay
16 October 2018A key battle in the fight for women’s equality is about to take place in Glasgow. Workers across council services and schools are getting ready for a two-day walkout, reports Sarah Bates
Reports round up: Support grows for all out walkout by dinner ladies
16 October 2018Dinner ladies at Ladywood School in Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire, are keeping up their indefinite strike against redundancies.
Bolton strikers take on the outsourcing health bosses
15 October 2018A walkout by hundreds of outsourced workers in Greater Manchester could help to push back the influence of private companies across the health service, argues Tomáš Tengely-Evans
Strikes are just the ticket for Camden traffic wardens
09 October 2018Traffic wardens at Camden council in north London finished a solid five-day strike for higher pay on Friday of last week.
Local government round up: Birmingham home care workers plan more action
09 October 2018Birmingham home care workers are preparing to unleash another programme of strikes in their long-running battle against redundancies, cuts and privatisation.
Back Bolton health workers’ battle for NHS pay
09 October 2018Outsourced health workers in Bolton were set to begin a 48-hour walkout for higher pay on Thursday.
Birmingham home care workers keep up the fight
02 October 2018Birmingham home care workers are continuing their nine-month battle to beat off attacks on their jobs and the service
Striking Camden traffic wardens say no waiting for pay justice
01 October 2018The Unison union members in north London are taking the fight for higher pay to outsourcing giant NSL.
Strikers lead anti-Tory march in Birmingham
29 September 2018Chants of “Tory scum, get out of Brum” rang out in Birmingham on Saturday as around 1,200 people joined a march ahead of the Tory party conference.
Unions at Glasgow city council set for battles over equal pay
19 September 2018Low-paid women workers in Glasgow have dealt a blow to their bosses by delivering an overwhelming vote for strikes
Kirklees bin workers vote for indefinite strike
18 September 2018Kirklees bin workers, members of the Unison union, have voted to start an indefinite strike
Home care strikers rally in Birmingham
15 September 2018Over 100 striking home care workers and supporters rallied in Birmingham’s city centre on Saturday—their 21st day of industrial action
Traffic wardens get ready for a five-day walkout to demand higher wages
11 September 2018Traffic wardens in Camden, central London are “very, very ready” to begin a five-day strike to fight for decent pay, on Monday.
Birmingham care strikers need support
11 September 2018Home care workers in Birmingham are determined to win their battle to defend services, as their dispute should become a focus for the trade union movement.
Glasgow workers get ready for strikes over equal pay
11 September 2018Equal pay campaigners in Glasgow are getting ready to deliver a huge mandate for action when their strike ballot closes in the next week.
Birmingham care workers call more strikes in battle to save service
04 September 2018Birmingham home care workers rounded off their latest week of strikes by securing a promise of total support from Unison union general secretary Dave Prentis.
Victory at Soas as workers beat outsourcing
30 August 2018Workers were celebrating after their outsourcing to private firms officially ended and they became directly employed by the university.
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