Author: Maurizio Valeri

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11590 UNISON members working across the different UNISON service groups and regions responded to a online survey during the period 12.6.17 – 7.8.17. Quite detailed but worth a look for those interested. https://www.unison.org.uk/content/uploads/2017/08/Equality-Survey-2017-summary-report-pdf.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Equality%20E-bulletin%20-%20Autumn%202017&utm_source=Equalities&utm_content=Equality%20survey%20result  

With increasing pressure from opposition parties, unions and pressure groups it seems possible that the government will be forced into a U-turn over the public sector pay cap. Read UNISON’s blog on the issue here https://www.unison.org.uk/news/2017/09/pay-pressure-beginning-pay-off-theres-much/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=activist%205%20September&utm_source=Communications&utm_content=3%20things

Staff at Aberystwyth University are facing potential job losses as it tries to make £11.4m of cuts by April 2019. The university has blamed increasing competition for students, rising costs, and Brexit uncertainty for needing to make the savings.  They are not alone, two other Welsh Universities (USW and UWTSD) are also considering making big job cuts. […]

Have you or one of your colleagues or friends experienced racism at work? Have you represented a member who has faced racism in the workplace? If you can  answer yes to either of these questions then the TUC would love to hear from you. The TUC has launched an  online survey to expose the everyday reality […]