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Campaigns UNISON encourages its members to take responsible action and get involved. So check our active campaign issues in the UK and around the globe. We also lend our support to a number of external campaigns run by like-minded organisations: The Burma Campaign UK Campaigns for human rights and democracy in Burma. BCUK works for the freedom of all the peoples of Burma regardless of race, ethnicity, gender or age. They provide analysis to the media and government, and lobby and campaign to improve government and commercial policy on Burma. Ethical Trading Initiative An alliance of companies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and trade union organisations committed to working together to identify and promote ethical trade. Community HEART A charity supporting self-help projects in South Africa. It aims to redress the inequalities and damage caused by apartheid. Community HEART and its partners in South Africa give priority to local health, education, and reconstruction training initiatives.
To find out more about our campaigns, please click here.
Campaign news (22/11/08) Tackling climate change - UNISON members recognise that we all have a role to play in helping to reduce C02 emissions that cause climate change. This includes doing things differently at home and at work. As the UK's largest public services union with 1.3 million members across local government, the health service, education, housing, transport and the utilities, our priorities include: greening the workplace; providing information to members; using our campaign experience to call for fair and effective policies to tackle climate change. More... (09/03/08) UNISON is committed to fighting for sickness absence agreements that are fair, non discriminatory and compassionate. More... Gaza siege must end - Act now! (06/03/08) UNISON supports demonstrations called by Palestine Solidarity Campaign on 8 and 15 March and asks activists to lobby MPs to sign the Early Day Motion on Gaza. Act now! More... Green UNISON - Tackling climate change (20/10/07) With more than 1.3 million members across the public services and utilities, we believe UNISON has a major role to play in helping to tackle global warming. Discover how UNISON is tackling climate change and get ideas about action you can take. More... Workers Memorial Day - Remember the Dead, Fight for the Living (20/10/07) Health and safety laws work better when they’re enforced! Many die, become ill, or get injured because of their work. Unions, and health and safety laws save and protect lives. But many more could be protected from harm if health and safety laws were better enforced. More...
24 October
marks 12th year of Aung San Suu Kyi's illegal detention (19/10/07) Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the democratically elected NLD in Burma, will mark her 12th full year in detention on 24 October. Join the demonstration in London outside the Chinese Embassy at lunchtime on Wednesday and remind China of their international obligations to Burma. Buy a saffron ribbon and support a refugee school on the border. Sign the petition and join the three-quarters of a million who have already signed! More... (19/10/07) Juggling the demands of work with those of care, study, leisure and retirement. More...
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