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| 07 April 2008 | |
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Basingstoke jobs saved Council backs down from plan to axe community wardens. UNISON members who provide a vital service protecting and supporting communities in Basingstoke in Hampshire have been saved from redundancy ... on the casting vote of the mayor. |
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| THE WEEK | |
Union seeks justice for contract workers (07/04/08) Higher ed conference vows to stamp out exploitation Stop the BNP sowing its seeds of hate (07/04/08) Vote to keep the British National Party out, says UNISON Overwhelming support for Scottish LGPS (05/04/08) UNISON members vote by 95% for new pension scheme SEPA staff vote on industrial action (04/04/08) Scottish Environmental Protection Agency tries to cut conditions |
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| PAY MATTERS | |
UNISON to consult NHS members on 8% offer Proposals would establish new health service minimum wage of six pound 77p an hour Employers come back with 2.45% Local government pay offer is "hugely disappointing", says UNISON Employers to make early offer Further education unions in England have negotiated a key change to this year's timetable for pay talks When work doesn't pay In the UK today, half of all poor children live in a working household. Despite recent progress, low pay remains one of the major causes of child poverty. What can we do to lift children out of poverty? |
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| ORGANISING | |
Celebrate the NHS - and look to the future The health group conference has a lot to discuss when it meets in Manchester next week Waiting for capital compensation |
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| IN UNISON | |
Equal pay updates (England & Wales) Updates on equal pay litigation including Allen v GMB, and the Coventry, Sheffield and Cumbrian cases Stress at School (England) Win an iPod in 3-minute survey UNISON Welfare seminar and AGM Get organised 2008 TUC learning rep award |
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| KEY CAMPAIGNS | |
Positively Public Equal pay Make local services count |
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