Campaigns - Union Workers' Union

UWU is a campaigning union. We support our members to build people powered campaigns underpinned by a simple principle – that union employers should hold themselves to the same standards as the standard they demand from employers.

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Our members’ vision

Posted on 13 December, 2021

As 2021 comes to a close we’ve reached out to our members to ask what positive changes members want union employers to make in 2022 and beyond. Chris Musgrave, UWU General Secretary says: “The pandemic has presented workers with another difficult year both in the UK and globally. The year ahead prom

NEU branch members back industrial action in a consultative ballot over pension cuts

Posted on 18 May, 2021

In a recent consultative ballot, UWU members at National Education Union (NEU) strongly supported strike action and action short of a strike over pension cuts being imposed by NEU bosses Kevin Courtney and Mary Bousted. Despite our calls to pause the statutory consultation and to negotiate members’

NEU members speak out on cuts to their pension

Posted on 26 March, 2021

NEU is imposing pension cuts to their staff in the middle of a global pandemicMembers will have to pay higher contributions but will get less when they retireNEU can make a much better offer for a safe and secure retirementNEU tells its members not to accept a cut in pension, the same should apply t

Demands from UWU members rejected by NEU bosses

Posted on 22 March, 2021

Last month, the NEU Branch wrote a demand letter to Dr Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretaries of the National Education Union (NEU) calling on a pause to the pension consultation and space for meaningful negotiations to stop cuts to our retirement. Read the branch’s demands let

Demand a fair pension at the NEU: Open letter to Dr Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretaries, National Education Union

Posted on 11 December, 2020

Dear Mary and Kevin, Save our pensions! UWU members who work at the NEU have recently been made aware of the NEU Executive planning to impose significant cuts to staff pensions. Lower future benefits, higher costs for staff and savings for the employer. We are ordinary working people and we’ve gone

Our founding campaign areas

Defending pay and pensions
End pay erosion by rejecting real-terms pay cuts and campaigning for rises in line with Retail Price Index (RPI). Resisting pension cuts to maintain dignity in retirement.

Ending institutional racism
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Supporting reps
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Women workers
Help build a strong network of women union workers to break the patriarchy and make the movement fit for the 21st century.

No to transphobia
Join our network of LGBT+ union workers. Help us say “no” to transphobia and all forms of discrimination in every union workplace.