UNISON’s National Executive Council runs our union and determines the kind of union we are and can become. It is made up of 68 UNISON members just like you! NEC elections this year are hugely important to determine whether UNISON succeeds and wins for you at work and on pay. How the election worksVoting will…
Stars in Our Schools is an annual celebration of school support staff. This year the event will take place on Friday 29 November 2024 – but we encourage schools to join in whenever suits them! It takes a whole team to make a school a safe and happy place for all children. School support staff…
UNISON’s industrial action ballot (England, Wales, Northern Ireland) on council and school pay closed last week. UNISON’s NJC committee met on Monday to consider the results and decide on the next steps. Whilst branches worked really hard to get the vote out on pay, we did not meet the required turnout threshold of 50%…
Please don’t forget to send back your completed ballot paper as soon as possible. You can find more information, including answers to many questions about the pay claim in the FAQ section of the campaign page. We are asking you to vote YES in favour of taking strike action. NJC Pay Ballot Hotline – Now Open – If you haven’t…
New UNISON research has laid bare the extent of the funding crisis facing all councils across England, Cymru/Wales and Scotland. Please visit Council Cuts website for further details. In order to ensure that more politicians are contacted about the local council funding crisis we are urging members to use this email action tool to send…
All ballot papers have now been sent and by now, you should have received your purple envelope in the post. It’s really important that you send back your completed ballot paper as soon as possible. We are asking you to vote YES in favour of taking strike action. You can find more information, including answers…
We asked the employers for a pay increase of £3,000 or 10%, whichever was greater. The offer of £1,290 falls far short of this. We consulted members on this offer, and following the strong reject vote we received, our NJC committee has decided that we will proceed with an industrial action ballot. Voting for, and…
UNISON has received a pay offer from the National Joint Council (NJC) Employers’ Side, the key points are: £1290 on all pay points from 1st April which is equivalent to 5.77% on Spinal Column Point (SCP) 2, 2.5% on SCP point 43 and 2.5% on all SCPs above 43. 2.5% on all NJC allowances Rejection…
UNISON has received a pay offer from the NJC Employers’ Side, the key points are: £1290 on all pay points from 1st April which is equivalent to 5.77% on Spinal Column Point (SCP) 2, 2.5% on SCP 43 and 2.5% on all SCP above 43 5% on all NJC allowances Rejection of our demands for…
At UNISON’s LGBT+ conference in November, delegates welcomed the launch of The Year of LGBT+ Workers, which will take place throughout 2024. This campaign follows UNISON’s successful Year of Disabled Workers campaign in 2022 and the Year of Black Workers in 2023. It is an excellent opportunity to engage LGBT+ workers, grow the union’s LGBT+…