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Behind the scenes of a successful insourcing campaign

UNISON members at a London NHS trust explain how they won their insourcing campaign – and the many benefits

Magazine, UNISON on film on the Magazine site.

Insourcing campaigners at Barts NHS Trust celebrate final phase

Cleaning, catering and support staff at five London hospitals are now back in-house

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Functional Skills English

Date
12 April 2022 5:30pm–7:30pm
Location
UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London, NW1 2AY

** For UNISON members in Greater London region only**

Do you want to improve your English skills?

Functional Skills English qualifications are designed to give you the skills to operate confidently, effectively and independently in education, work and everyday life.

Event on the UNISON College site.

A champion of diversity

Our Nelson Mandela Award winner on heroes, history, activism and bringing more Black people to the boardroom

Magazine, UNISON people on the Magazine site.

Low-paid workers protest at UCL’s ‘callous’ employment system

Hundreds of UCL cleaners, porters, security officers and catering staff will demand their outsourced jobs be returned to the university, so workers doing the same jobs receive the same pay, pension and annual leave, says UNISON today (Thursday). This afternoon (from 1pm to 3pm) support staff from across UCL will gather outside the university’s main […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Staying Strong with UNISON

UNISON members at Enfield Local Government branch have found out about ways of dealing with stress in a workshop delivered as part of the union’s member learning programme. In the Staying Strong workshop, participants explore different types of stress and what causes it. They identify sources of stress in their own lives, and consider how to […]

Learning news on the UNISON College site.

Regional School Support Staff Seminar

Date
5 July 2019 12:00pm–6:00pm

We welcome you to join us at the Regional School Support Staff Seminar where we aim to bring together Schools Support Staff, to share experiences on work related issues,learn from each other’s experiences, and to help build confidence. On the day you will have the opportunity to listen to some key note speakers discuss important […]

Event on the UNISON Greater London site.

Save Our Seven: Greenford Libraries March

Date
25 May 2019 1:00pm–2:30pm
Location
Greenford Road, Ealing

Assemble at Greenford Hall 11am Save our Seven Libraries Greenford Hanwell Northfields Perivale Pitshanger West Ealing Wood End All seven are under threat from Ealing Council – join us to say no to the Council’s ultimatum of replacing local libraries with volunteer-managed centres outsourced to private organisations, or face closure. The route: Assemble at Greenford […]

Event on the UNISON Greater London site.

Camden wardens start five-day strike

Pay dispute with contractor NSL escalates in north London borough

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

The first step on the road to better English

ISS employees based at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital have started a course in English for speakers of other languages (ESOL), with the support of UNISON. On Tuesday 4th of September, ISS staff members took the assessment test for the ESOL/functional skills course. This was possible with the support of UNISON, who negotiated with the employer […]

Learning news on the UNISON College site.