Worried about your winter fuel bill? There for You has a limited fund to offer one-off £200 grants to UNISON members on a low income. Applications will open twice on Wednesday 24 January, at 8.30am and 5pm. The online form will appear on this page. Recent grant applications have been extremely popular and closed within […]
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At our branch meeting this week, we unanimously voted to donate £10,000 to UNISON’s welfare fund – There For You To apply for financial assistance, please follow the link above. In a cost of living crisis, we understand that times are harder for everyone than ever before. Your union is here to support you.
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Pay for strike action taken in February will be deducted from payroll this month. If you took strike action, you are eligible for up to £50 strike pay for each day of strike action taken. The easiest way for us to process requests for strike pay is to ask you to complete an online form after […]
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As you will know, pay for strike action will start to be deducted from payroll over the coming months. If you took strike action, you are eligible for up to £50 strike pay for each day of strike action taken. The easiest way for us to process requests for strike pay is to ask you […]
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If you are a member and you are experiencing financial difficulties, whether due to coronavirus or other circumstances, There for You can offer you support, including one-off grants. School Clothing Grant 2022 Winter fuel grant COVID-19 response fund Other financial assistance UNISON benefits calculator UNISON budget planner Help with debt School Clothing Grant 2022 There […]
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UNISON is working with the international trade union movement to mobilise support for those affected by the war in Ukraine – and branches and members can help too No one can fail to be moved by the scenes of terrified civilians taking shelter underground or of the hundreds of thousands of women and children desperately […]
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UNISON has written to ambulance service chiefs calling for urgent support for staff as services face unprecedented 999 call volumes and unsustainable demand from the public. The letter to Daren Mochrie, chair of the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE), says employers must act now tolimit the impact on the wellbeing and morale of staff, especially those working […]
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Long COVID is having a devastating effect on the lives of many UNISON members. Assistant equality officer Haifa Rashed reports on how the union is responding Samantha Ellingham works on a surgical ward in a hospital. She contracted COVID-19 at work in April 2020 and has been on sick leave ever since. “Throughout the months […]
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