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14 August 2019
Bradford: All-out action to defeat backdoor NHS privatisation
The escalation of the strike at Bradford Teaching Hospitals Trust to all-out strike action at the end of August marks a significant intensification by Unison union members in estates and facilities at the trust.
9 July 2019
Bradford: Unison members strike to stay 100% NHS
Around 300 Unison members at Bradford Royal Infirmary are on strike for a week against the transfer of estates and facilities staff to a 'wholly-owned' subsidiary
3 July 2019
Birmingham uni workers strike against terms and conditions attacks
Unison members working in catering, cleaning and security held a well-supported one-day strike at the University of Birmingham on 28 June. They were protesting against the removal of premium payments for weekend and anti-social hours and reduction of holiday entitlement by a week.
26 June 2019
Unison conference: Socialist Party members call for anti-cuts fight and build left challenge
Despite the right-wing leadership's stunts, the union's call for a general election was saved and 200 attended the campaign meeting for a fighting, democratic Unison
19 June 2019
Harrogate academy workers strike against closure
A lively picket of staff at Harrogate's Grove Academy, a unit educating vulnerable secondary school pupils, took place on Thursday 13 June despite the pouring rain, writes Kevin Pattison, Leeds Socialist Party.
12 June 2019
Socialists in Unison hold positions in elections
28 socialists who are supporters of broad left group Unison Action have been re-elected to the national executive committee of public sector union Unison maintaining its position on the 67-strong committee.
15 May 2019
Birmingham home care strikers close to victory!
Just as we go to press, Birmingham Socialist Party members have learnt that the city's home care workers could be on the verge of claiming victory in their 20-month-long dispute against Birmingham Council.
2 May 2019
Doncaster NHS pay win shows: strikes can get results!
We can save the NHS: Catering staff at Doncaster Royal Infirmary have won their strike!
17 April 2019
Right wing tries to block campaigning
1.3mn ballot papers are going out to members of Unison to elect their national leadership.
27 February 2019
Non-fiction: 'Unhealthy Profits: PFI in the NHS'
This is a useful book for any trade unionist fighting the consequences of their own local PFI scheme
27 February 2019
South East Unison annual general meeting votes for no-cuts budgets
A motion calling on all councils to pass no-cuts budgets should be on the agenda at the conference of public service union Unison
20 February 2019
Harrowing accounts of austerity at Unison women's conference
Delegates at the women's conference of public sector union Unison gave harrowing accounts of living their lives in debt, and how they have been reduced to choosing between eating and heating while trying to put food on the table for their families.
13 February 2019
Workplace and union news in brief
Glasgow strike victory; Bradford bus victory; union action in Hackney; oil tanker strike; Irish nurses strike; home care doorstepping; Woolwich ferry walkout
6 February 2019
Unison: Democracy and the right to speak out are under threat
Three members of public sector union Unison's national executive council (NEC), including two Socialist Party supporters, have received a letter from the union stating that there have been complaints made that they "breached collective responsibility" at the NEC meeting on 6 December and that they are now under investigation.
30 January 2019
Unison union campaigns for school support staff action
Unison has started a six-week consultative ballot of 150,000 school support staff in England for strike action against cuts to jobs, pay and conditions.
23 January 2019
Unison union higher education conference: a missed opportunity to develop a fighting strategy
What's necessary is a fighting and democratic leadership to develop a clear strategy for the pay battle
23 January 2019
Birmingham: hostile Labour council attacks striking workers
Councillor resigns from cabinet: Labour councillors should be accountable to the labour movement
9 January 2019
Carmarthenshire council: Unison demands no-cuts budget
Just before Christmas, Carmarthenshire county Unison union branch sent a letter to councillors demanding they set a no-cuts budget to prevent more job losses and further reduced services
5 December 2018
Victory! Dinner ladies' strike beats job cuts
School management has backed down and withdrawn plans to make nine dinner ladies redundant
5 December 2018
Blairite Birmingham steps up union-busting and two workforces plan strikes
Brum's Labour council won't get an easy Christmas this year. Two of its workforces - bin workers and home carers - are balloting for strikes
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