Category: News
MS Society Pay Claim 2019
Last year, through collective bargaining, Unison members and their colleagues at the MS Society won: A 1.7% pay rise. Maternity pay increased by a third, from 8 weeks to 12 weeks full pay. 3 extra […]
Breaking Down Barriers – National Disabled Members Conference 2019 Brighton Centre
Conference Report – Patricia Taylor Toby and I were very fortunate to be selected to attended the National Disabled Members conference. It was the first conference for both of us and we were very excited. […]
LGBT+ Conference 2019
Kim has been an active member of our branch and represents us on the Regional LGBT+ committee. Earlier this year she was involved in the organisation of and promotion of the LGBT Alliance teams London […]
Some Very Sad News from CVO Branch

It is with Great sadness that we write to let you know of the passing of our colleague and friend Brian Woolgar, Branch Development Organiser. Brian passed away on Saturday the 3rd August 2019. Many […]
Community Conference 2019 – Jamie
As this was my first experience at conference, I was excited and a little apprehensive. Happily Emilyn was very supportive, showing me around, letting me know what I had to do, and at one point […]
Summary of Unison Women’s Conference – February 2019 – Becky
There were two delegates from Community and Voluntary Organisations Branch attending the National Women’s Conference this year in Bournemouth . Keynote speakers were Dave Prentis (Unison General secretary), Gordon McCay (Unison President) and Labour MP […]
2018 UNISON National LGBT Conference at Harrowgate 16th -18th November 2018
This year I was the only delegate from Community & Voluntary Organisations Branch I spoke on a number of motions. Keynote speakers were UNISON President, Gordon McKay and Christine McAnea (Assistant General Secretary for Bargaining, […]
Time to stop the violence plaguing workers in the community sector
MPs join UNISON members and employers at parliamentary launch of union’s Violence at Work charter Community service group executive members at the parliamentary launch, with UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis. Left to right: Mitsy Harmon-Russell, […]