This is the first UNISON Conference I have attended on behalf of my branch at SEPA. I wasn’t sure what
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You had a great Conference Gordon – Now let’s get the Malawi clinic funded
Ayrshire and Arran Health’s Gordon McKay chaired UNISON’s National Conference as this year’s national president – and he made a
Read moreUNISON to make 2021 year of disabled workers
UNISON Conference backed a South Lanarkshire motion to make 2021 the Year of Disabled Workers and ask the TUC and
Read moreEnd the injustice of social insecurity
Conference slammed the unfair and punitive universal credit system which has seen so many of our most vulnerable citizens and
Read moreRadical overhaul of social care services needed based on fair work principles
UNISON will campaign for social care to get the proper funding it deserves and for social care workers to get
Read moreRules change proposals hotly debated once again
The rules debate traditionally takes place on a Thursday afternoon and in recent years has become one of the most
Read moreCelebrating Nelson Mandela to inspire future generations
Conference backed the imaginative Mandela 8 project in Liverpool which plans a memorial in Toxteth and an educational facility. The
Read moreWe can’t cut corners on public safety
Conference backed an NEC motion which highlighted the impact on public safety of austerity and cuts from police, to probation,
Read moreOur young people deserve hope and to live in a safe environment
UNISON vowed to work with politicians and local authorities to combat gun and knife crime, campaigning to highlight the root
Read moreLet’s be the union that is home to growing and developing our young activists
UNISON agreed to set a focus on regular and sustainable organising initiatives such as last year’s Grovember. Megan Doherty, Glasgow
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