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- proper noun UK, labor union A public sector
trade union in the UK
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I've searched the internet without success, and spoken to some senior people in UNISON in Manchester and they are mystified by it.
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Yesterday I wrote a story (click HERE) about how UNISON is withdrawing financial support from various Constituency Labour Parties in the North West due to Labour's attack (as they see it) on public sector pensions.
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This position statement on outsourcing to India from the British public service union UNISON is also of interest.
Medical howlers, allegedly Ray Girvan 2004
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This position statement on outsourcing to India from the British public service union UNISON is also of interest.
Archive 2004-08-01 Ray Girvan 2004
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According to Christina McAnea, UNISON Head of Health:The DOH are so desperate to put down the success of the NHS strike, that they are planning on how best to fiddle the figures of how many workers are taking action.
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UNISON, the U.K.'s largest public-sector union, and the FDA, which represents senior public servants, also threatened strikes if the government didn't negotiate with them before implementing the recommendations.
U.K. Pension Report Urges Major Reform Ainsley Thomson 2011
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Jamie Davies, UNISON representative at Vale of Glamorgan Council, said:
Cardiff campaign against public sector cuts organises city demonstration Hannah Waldram 2010
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But maybe a good one for stevie - these UNISON votes are already in his bag.
Purcell - pay for your own Labour leadership bid Alan Smart 2009
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They are designed from the start to hide the fact that members of UNISON have been supporting the strike in huge numbers right across the UK.1.11pm: My colleague Severin Carrell has this update from north of the border.
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In addition UNISON members are providing emergency cover where it is needed.
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