Unison Middlesbrough

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World Environment Day 🌍

In UNISON's Year of Green Activity we are encouraging everyone to take a step that will bring people together to make a difference.

Get involved now 👉 https://unsn.uk/4tsHt0S

Good to see the school leaders’ union NAHT highlighting this important issue. UNISON and other education unions are calling on the government to act on cuts to school health services and put in place a nationwide NHS clinical nursing service for every school - see the Tes magazine article below and read more here: https://www.unison.org.uk/about-2/schools/delivering-health-care-to-school-pupils-with-medical-conditions/

https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/heads-warn-unsafe-role-school-staff-medical-care?fbclid=IwdGRjcASK92JjbGNrBIr3XWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHkNpTT3ixum2LXT4U5xCKcgWfbbUP5jpzFj3BJVx4cSlP4Sdm90zyI9QR_Q4_aem_ejfySDTNOq2tX0_MGfpRnA

https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/heads-warn-unsafe-role-school-staff-medical-care?fbclid=IwdGRzaASK-chjbGNrBIr5pGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHt2zIJXFFovD2eBEx1keRI2Np59v3491udqiTasFXndj5VX9HD7OX-2T-X-l_aem_2I0Z-z12GgMA6s_WGYG9cw&sfnsn=scwspmo

Heads warn of ‘unsafe’ role of school staff in medical care Headteachers’ leaders call for an ‘escalation route’ when a school decides a pupil’s needs cannot be safely met by education staff alone

🚨🏥 UNISON is calling on ministers to rule Palantir out of the running for the NHS’s new patient data system.

Public trust matters and patients must have confidence their data is safe.

Read more ⬇️
https://unsn.uk/4u62L3I

Local government unions have rejected the 2026 pay offer and are demanding meaningful pay negotiations in a letter to employers signed by all three unions - UNISON, Unite and GMB.

UNISON are balloting members for strike action from 9 July.

Download the letter: https://unsn.uk/4ofuC0p

🌈✨ MINI PRIDE IS BACK AT KIRKLEATHAM MUSEUM! ✨🌈

Colour! Creativity! Q***r joy! Community!

Curious Arts are heading back to Kirkleatham Museum & Grounds with mini Pride on Friday for a joyful family celebration packed with fun, self-expression and sparkle 💖

Expect:
🎨 Rainbow-filled arts & crafts
📚 Empowering storytimes
🌟 Creative activities with our fabulous artists
💃 Big joyful energy for little people (and grown-ups too!)

Whether your little ones love dressing up, making art, dancing about or simply being themselves; Mini Pride is all about celebrating individuality in the most colourful way possible 🌈✨

📍 Kirkleatham Museum, Redcar, TS10 5NW
📆 Friday 29 May
⏰ Two slots: 10.30am–12:30pm & 1.30pm–3:30pm
🎟 Included with museum entry
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Suitable for all the family

Come celebrate love, creativity and being unapologetically YOU 💕

⏳🎒 The UNISON School Uniform Grant opens at 12 noon on Wednesday 27 May for 24 hours only.

Be ready and check your eligibility here ⬇️
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GREAT NEWS:
Mileage rate rise from HMRC is a win for workers — won by our members.

“UNISON has campaigned hard for this long overdue change,” Andrea Egan, UNISON general secretary

“Workers who use their own cars to do their job have been left thousands of pounds out of pocket for far too many years”.

“This simple measure will provide immediate help for countless frontline workers in public services. Particularly at a time when living costs are going through the roof again.”

“There’s still more to do to ensure no one is losing out and the union will continue to campaign for more over the coming months.”

UNISON GS on the announcement that the chancellor is raising the mileage rate by 10p a mile (from 45p to 55p per mile).

📢🚗 Share your views on mileage.

If you use your car for work, unfair mileage rates have likely left you out of pocket for years. Now there’s a chance to put that right.
For all public sector essential/casual car users, please fill this survey in ⬇️

Share your views on mileage - UNISON National Do you use your car for work? Please have your say in our survey

Loving your job and being in a union? ABSOLUTELY COMPATIBLE. ✅️

There's a myth worth busting:
● that trade unions are about conflict;
● that members must resent their employers; OR
● that joining UNISON means you think your workplace is the enemy.

It isn't true.

👍 Most of our members are proud of the work they do.
👍 They care about the people they serve and the colleagues they work alongside. We do too.

What UNISON is actually about is making sure that dedication is recognised:
✅️ Fair pay.
✅️ Safe conditions.
✅️ Proper procedures when things go wrong.
✅️ A voice at the table when decisions are made that affect your working life.
✅️ You can love your job and still deserve a pay rise.
✅️ You can be committed to your employer and still need someone in your corner when a dispute arises.
✅️ You can take pride in your work and still expect to be treated with respect and dignity.

That's not adversarial. That's just fair.

If you're not yet a member, find out more about joining UNISON today.

💜💚 Join UNISON online 🔗 https://join.unison.org.uk/ 💜💚

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