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Photo: Trevor Martin
UNISON members Marion Stewart and Elaine North have won this year's STUC One Workplace Equality Award.
Branch secretary Ms Stewart and steward Ms North, from UNISON Dumfries and Galloway local authority branch, led the successful campaign last year that saw a planned proposal to cut up to 70 classroom assistant posts withdrawn by education officials
Remember the dead, fight for the living
(28/04/08) MPs urged to make Workers Memorial Day a national day of remembrance
Put patients before profit
(25/04/08) UNISON calls for halt to dangerous drive to end on-site hospital instrument sterilisation
Brave new world
(24/04/08) Unions build new home online
Unions discuss action over pay
UNISON is planning to ask members in probation if they are prepared to consider taking industrial action in their pay dispute with employers.
Lobby your MP on 9 June
Join representatives of six million fellow public service workers in lobbying MPs over fair pay and the future of public services on 9 June
Last chance to win a DAB radio
Subscribe to the pay matters campaign ebulletin before 30 April and you could win a fabulous Roberts DAB/FM radio
Changing the law on discrimination
The legislation on sex discrimination has been changed to bring it in line with European laws
A centre fit for the future
What's happening about the UNISON centre?
What is so good about the NHS?
UNISON and the NHS Support Federation have produced a document celebrating the 60th anniversary of the NHS
Conference bulletins
Retired members, police staff, disabled members and LGBT conference
information
Strategic influence and community campaigning (England)
Last chance to register for free branch seminar on campaigning
Branch directory 2008
The new branch directory has been published recently and is currently being distributed
WMA summer school scholarship
UNISON offers scholarship to Workers Music Association summer school. Applications close on 23 May
Training
Activists' training in your region and nationally
Positively Public
Equal pay
Make local services count
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