Barnet UNISON
@barnetunison.bsky.social
Barnet UNISON is the biggest trade union representing around 3000 members in Barnet Council, Barnet & Southgate College, schools and contractors. We are an active and successful branch who negotiate to protect and improve our members rights at work✊
📢 Barnet UNISON is demanding the £14.80 London Living Wage now—not in 6 months. Our members can’t wait. Full release 👇
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#LondonLivingWage #Barnet #UNISON #PayRiseNow
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#LondonLivingWage #Barnet #UNISON #PayRiseNow
October 31, 2025 at 10:52 AM
📢 Barnet UNISON is demanding the £14.80 London Living Wage now—not in 6 months. Our members can’t wait. Full release 👇
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#LondonLivingWage #Barnet #UNISON #PayRiseNow
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#LondonLivingWage #Barnet #UNISON #PayRiseNow
Barnet UNISON urges The Barnet Group to implement the £14.80 London Living Wage now—not April. Frontline staff can’t wait.
Full press release:
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#LondonLivingWage #UNISON #Barnet
Full press release:
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#LondonLivingWage #UNISON #Barnet
October 31, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Barnet UNISON urges The Barnet Group to implement the £14.80 London Living Wage now—not April. Frontline staff can’t wait.
Full press release:
www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2025/10/3...
#LondonLivingWage #UNISON #Barnet
Full press release:
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#LondonLivingWage #UNISON #Barnet
“She’s on the frontline every day.
Now we’re on the frontline for her.
Equal Pay for all school & care staff.”
#EqualPay #FairPayNow #UNISON
Now we’re on the frontline for her.
Equal Pay for all school & care staff.”
#EqualPay #FairPayNow #UNISON
August 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
“She’s on the frontline every day.
Now we’re on the frontline for her.
Equal Pay for all school & care staff.”
#EqualPay #FairPayNow #UNISON
Now we’re on the frontline for her.
Equal Pay for all school & care staff.”
#EqualPay #FairPayNow #UNISON
📢 SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF – THIS IS FOR YOU!
✅ It doesn’t matter what your grade is — if you work in a school, this could affect you.
✅ You don’t have to decide if you have a case — our lawyers will.
🚫 No form = No claim.
Equal Pay — Fill it in! ✊💜
#EqualPay #UNISON #SchoolSupportStaff #FairPay
✅ It doesn’t matter what your grade is — if you work in a school, this could affect you.
✅ You don’t have to decide if you have a case — our lawyers will.
🚫 No form = No claim.
Equal Pay — Fill it in! ✊💜
#EqualPay #UNISON #SchoolSupportStaff #FairPay
August 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
📢 SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF – THIS IS FOR YOU!
✅ It doesn’t matter what your grade is — if you work in a school, this could affect you.
✅ You don’t have to decide if you have a case — our lawyers will.
🚫 No form = No claim.
Equal Pay — Fill it in! ✊💜
#EqualPay #UNISON #SchoolSupportStaff #FairPay
✅ It doesn’t matter what your grade is — if you work in a school, this could affect you.
✅ You don’t have to decide if you have a case — our lawyers will.
🚫 No form = No claim.
Equal Pay — Fill it in! ✊💜
#EqualPay #UNISON #SchoolSupportStaff #FairPay
🔍 What’s Equal Pay?
It’s the law: Men and women must receive equal pay for equal work.
That means:
⚖️ Same job
⚖️ Work rated as equivalent
⚖️ Work of equal value
If the work’s equal but the pay isn’t – that’s illegal.
It’s the law: Men and women must receive equal pay for equal work.
That means:
⚖️ Same job
⚖️ Work rated as equivalent
⚖️ Work of equal value
If the work’s equal but the pay isn’t – that’s illegal.
August 8, 2025 at 11:52 AM
🔍 What’s Equal Pay?
It’s the law: Men and women must receive equal pay for equal work.
That means:
⚖️ Same job
⚖️ Work rated as equivalent
⚖️ Work of equal value
If the work’s equal but the pay isn’t – that’s illegal.
It’s the law: Men and women must receive equal pay for equal work.
That means:
⚖️ Same job
⚖️ Work rated as equivalent
⚖️ Work of equal value
If the work’s equal but the pay isn’t – that’s illegal.
🗓️ 2 August 2025 marks 700 days since our mental health social workers dispute began.
📆 81 strike days. 13 weeks of action.
@BarnetCouncil paid agency staff to break the strike.
But the workplace is still unsafe.
Shame on @BarnetCouncil
📆 81 strike days. 13 weeks of action.
@BarnetCouncil paid agency staff to break the strike.
But the workplace is still unsafe.
Shame on @BarnetCouncil
August 2, 2025 at 9:34 AM
🗓️ 2 August 2025 marks 700 days since our mental health social workers dispute began.
📆 81 strike days. 13 weeks of action.
@BarnetCouncil paid agency staff to break the strike.
But the workplace is still unsafe.
Shame on @BarnetCouncil
📆 81 strike days. 13 weeks of action.
@BarnetCouncil paid agency staff to break the strike.
But the workplace is still unsafe.
Shame on @BarnetCouncil
🚨 Barnet UNISON members – ACT NOW 🚨
You may be owed £££ in an Equal Pay claim.
📄 Complete your case form TODAY.
⏳ Deadlines are strict – don’t miss out!
🔗 Form & info: www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2025/07/2...
#EqualPay #Barnet #FairPay
You may be owed £££ in an Equal Pay claim.
📄 Complete your case form TODAY.
⏳ Deadlines are strict – don’t miss out!
🔗 Form & info: www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2025/07/2...
#EqualPay #Barnet #FairPay
July 31, 2025 at 3:47 PM
🚨 Barnet UNISON members – ACT NOW 🚨
You may be owed £££ in an Equal Pay claim.
📄 Complete your case form TODAY.
⏳ Deadlines are strict – don’t miss out!
🔗 Form & info: www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2025/07/2...
#EqualPay #Barnet #FairPay
You may be owed £££ in an Equal Pay claim.
📄 Complete your case form TODAY.
⏳ Deadlines are strict – don’t miss out!
🔗 Form & info: www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2025/07/2...
#EqualPay #Barnet #FairPay
🚨 Equal Pay Alert 🚨
Barnet UNISON is launching a potential Equal Pay claim for women working at Barnet Council.
You may have been underpaid for years – act now.
📄 Info + form 👉 www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2025/07/2...
#EqualPay #FairPay #Barnet
Barnet UNISON is launching a potential Equal Pay claim for women working at Barnet Council.
You may have been underpaid for years – act now.
📄 Info + form 👉 www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2025/07/2...
#EqualPay #FairPay #Barnet
July 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
🚨 Equal Pay Alert 🚨
Barnet UNISON is launching a potential Equal Pay claim for women working at Barnet Council.
You may have been underpaid for years – act now.
📄 Info + form 👉 www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2025/07/2...
#EqualPay #FairPay #Barnet
Barnet UNISON is launching a potential Equal Pay claim for women working at Barnet Council.
You may have been underpaid for years – act now.
📄 Info + form 👉 www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2025/07/2...
#EqualPay #FairPay #Barnet
🔥 It’s official: @SouthCambs has voted to become the UK’s first permanent 4-day week council — 32hrs, full pay!
✅ Services improved
✅ Staff wellbeing up
📻 As heard on BBC Radio 4
📖 Our response ➡️ www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2025/07/1...
#4DayWeek
✅ Services improved
✅ Staff wellbeing up
📻 As heard on BBC Radio 4
📖 Our response ➡️ www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2025/07/1...
#4DayWeek
July 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
🔥 It’s official: @SouthCambs has voted to become the UK’s first permanent 4-day week council — 32hrs, full pay!
✅ Services improved
✅ Staff wellbeing up
📻 As heard on BBC Radio 4
📖 Our response ➡️ www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2025/07/1...
#4DayWeek
✅ Services improved
✅ Staff wellbeing up
📻 As heard on BBC Radio 4
📖 Our response ➡️ www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2025/07/1...
#4DayWeek
🧓👵 Care in Crisis?
📊 New data shows over 60% of Barnet care workers are aged 51+
👉 168 workers are 51–60
👉 100 are aged 61–70
👉 Just 28 aged 21–30
🛑 Without urgent action to recruit and retain new staff, our care system is at serious risk.
#Barnet #SocialCareCrisis #UNISON #SaveCare
📊 New data shows over 60% of Barnet care workers are aged 51+
👉 168 workers are 51–60
👉 100 are aged 61–70
👉 Just 28 aged 21–30
🛑 Without urgent action to recruit and retain new staff, our care system is at serious risk.
#Barnet #SocialCareCrisis #UNISON #SaveCare
July 16, 2025 at 6:28 AM
🧓👵 Care in Crisis?
📊 New data shows over 60% of Barnet care workers are aged 51+
👉 168 workers are 51–60
👉 100 are aged 61–70
👉 Just 28 aged 21–30
🛑 Without urgent action to recruit and retain new staff, our care system is at serious risk.
#Barnet #SocialCareCrisis #UNISON #SaveCare
📊 New data shows over 60% of Barnet care workers are aged 51+
👉 168 workers are 51–60
👉 100 are aged 61–70
👉 Just 28 aged 21–30
🛑 Without urgent action to recruit and retain new staff, our care system is at serious risk.
#Barnet #SocialCareCrisis #UNISON #SaveCare
📣 Our members are struggling — not because they don’t work hard,
but because they’re not paid fairly.
We demand action on poverty wages.
💥 The crisis is real. So is the fight.
#CostOfLivingCrisis #BarnetUNISON
but because they’re not paid fairly.
We demand action on poverty wages.
💥 The crisis is real. So is the fight.
#CostOfLivingCrisis #BarnetUNISON
July 13, 2025 at 10:18 AM
📣 Our members are struggling — not because they don’t work hard,
but because they’re not paid fairly.
We demand action on poverty wages.
💥 The crisis is real. So is the fight.
#CostOfLivingCrisis #BarnetUNISON
but because they’re not paid fairly.
We demand action on poverty wages.
💥 The crisis is real. So is the fight.
#CostOfLivingCrisis #BarnetUNISON
Big thanks to @ShellyAsquith and @The_TUC for this fast emerging issue diue to #ClimateChange our branch is working with our employers @BarnetCouncil @thebarnetgroup to ensure workers are protected. @BarnetLabour #ExtremeWeather
July 1, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Big thanks to @ShellyAsquith and @The_TUC for this fast emerging issue diue to #ClimateChange our branch is working with our employers @BarnetCouncil @thebarnetgroup to ensure workers are protected. @BarnetLabour #ExtremeWeather
Struggling with health at work?
Barnet UNISON is proud to support WorkWell North-Central London – a free, government-funded programme offering 8 weeks of personalised coaching to help you manage your health and wellbeing at work.
🔗 shawtrust.org.uk/workwell-north-central-london
Barnet UNISON is proud to support WorkWell North-Central London – a free, government-funded programme offering 8 weeks of personalised coaching to help you manage your health and wellbeing at work.
🔗 shawtrust.org.uk/workwell-north-central-london
June 25, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Struggling with health at work?
Barnet UNISON is proud to support WorkWell North-Central London – a free, government-funded programme offering 8 weeks of personalised coaching to help you manage your health and wellbeing at work.
🔗 shawtrust.org.uk/workwell-north-central-london
Barnet UNISON is proud to support WorkWell North-Central London – a free, government-funded programme offering 8 weeks of personalised coaching to help you manage your health and wellbeing at work.
🔗 shawtrust.org.uk/workwell-north-central-london
🚨 The biggest lie? That there's no money for public services.
💰 There is money — but it's hoarded, not shared.
✊ Time to demand #FairPay and real investment in care, schools, and council workers.
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#BarnetUNISON
💰 There is money — but it's hoarded, not shared.
✊ Time to demand #FairPay and real investment in care, schools, and council workers.
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#BarnetUNISON
June 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🚨 The biggest lie? That there's no money for public services.
💰 There is money — but it's hoarded, not shared.
✊ Time to demand #FairPay and real investment in care, schools, and council workers.
👉 www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2025/06/2...
#BarnetUNISON
💰 There is money — but it's hoarded, not shared.
✊ Time to demand #FairPay and real investment in care, schools, and council workers.
👉 www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2025/06/2...
#BarnetUNISON
🔍 #BarnetUNISON is watching the Peopletoo review closely. We’re asking the tough questions and defending your jobs, pay, and wellbeing.
📢 Read our full briefing here:
👉 www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2025/06/1...
#BarnetUNISON #StopTheCuts #uNDC25
📢 Read our full briefing here:
👉 www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2025/06/1...
#BarnetUNISON #StopTheCuts #uNDC25
June 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
🔍 #BarnetUNISON is watching the Peopletoo review closely. We’re asking the tough questions and defending your jobs, pay, and wellbeing.
📢 Read our full briefing here:
👉 www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2025/06/1...
#BarnetUNISON #StopTheCuts #uNDC25
📢 Read our full briefing here:
👉 www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2025/06/1...
#BarnetUNISON #StopTheCuts #uNDC25
📢 Barnet UNISON has submitted a formal request for Barnet Council to cover Social Work England registration fees for social workers.
🎯 Other employers do it—why not Barnet?
✊ Support the call for fairness and recognition.
🔗 Read more www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2025/06/1...
#SocialWork #BarnetCouncil
🎯 Other employers do it—why not Barnet?
✊ Support the call for fairness and recognition.
🔗 Read more www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2025/06/1...
#SocialWork #BarnetCouncil
June 13, 2025 at 10:58 AM
📢 Barnet UNISON has submitted a formal request for Barnet Council to cover Social Work England registration fees for social workers.
🎯 Other employers do it—why not Barnet?
✊ Support the call for fairness and recognition.
🔗 Read more www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2025/06/1...
#SocialWork #BarnetCouncil
🎯 Other employers do it—why not Barnet?
✊ Support the call for fairness and recognition.
🔗 Read more www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2025/06/1...
#SocialWork #BarnetCouncil
👩⚕️👵 Female care workers in The Barnet Group are underpaid and undervalued.
We’re fighting back.
🧾 Read our latest Barnet Voice newsletter to see how:
👉 www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/wp-conten...
#BarnetUnison #CareAndJustice
We’re fighting back.
🧾 Read our latest Barnet Voice newsletter to see how:
👉 www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/wp-conten...
#BarnetUnison #CareAndJustice
June 13, 2025 at 9:51 AM
👩⚕️👵 Female care workers in The Barnet Group are underpaid and undervalued.
We’re fighting back.
🧾 Read our latest Barnet Voice newsletter to see how:
👉 www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/wp-conten...
#BarnetUnison #CareAndJustice
We’re fighting back.
🧾 Read our latest Barnet Voice newsletter to see how:
👉 www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/wp-conten...
#BarnetUnison #CareAndJustice
📢 Barnet UNISON has submitted a bold pay claim for all staff in The Barnet Group!
We’re demanding:
✅ £3k pay rise
✅ Better sick pay
✅ Fair shift enhancements
✅ Equal treatment with council staff
Because “Same Work, Less Pay” must end.
#BarnetGroup #UNISON #FairPayNow #CostOfLivingCrisis
We’re demanding:
✅ £3k pay rise
✅ Better sick pay
✅ Fair shift enhancements
✅ Equal treatment with council staff
Because “Same Work, Less Pay” must end.
#BarnetGroup #UNISON #FairPayNow #CostOfLivingCrisis
June 12, 2025 at 10:57 AM
📢 Barnet UNISON has submitted a bold pay claim for all staff in The Barnet Group!
We’re demanding:
✅ £3k pay rise
✅ Better sick pay
✅ Fair shift enhancements
✅ Equal treatment with council staff
Because “Same Work, Less Pay” must end.
#BarnetGroup #UNISON #FairPayNow #CostOfLivingCrisis
We’re demanding:
✅ £3k pay rise
✅ Better sick pay
✅ Fair shift enhancements
✅ Equal treatment with council staff
Because “Same Work, Less Pay” must end.
#BarnetGroup #UNISON #FairPayNow #CostOfLivingCrisis
👩⚕️👵 Female care workers in The Barnet Group are underpaid and undervalued.
We’re fighting back.
🧾 Read our latest Barnet Voice newsletter to see how:
👉 www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/wp-conten...
#BarnetUnison #CareAndJustice
We’re fighting back.
🧾 Read our latest Barnet Voice newsletter to see how:
👉 www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/wp-conten...
#BarnetUnison #CareAndJustice
June 9, 2025 at 9:39 AM
👩⚕️👵 Female care workers in The Barnet Group are underpaid and undervalued.
We’re fighting back.
🧾 Read our latest Barnet Voice newsletter to see how:
👉 www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/wp-conten...
#BarnetUnison #CareAndJustice
We’re fighting back.
🧾 Read our latest Barnet Voice newsletter to see how:
👉 www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/wp-conten...
#BarnetUnison #CareAndJustice
In the 1870s, UK trade unions helped win shorter hours, safer jobs & fairer wages.
They fought child labor, improved working conditions & gave workers a voice.
Not just protecting jobs—building better lives.
✊ #UnionPower #WorkersRights #HistoryMatters #JoinUNISON
They fought child labor, improved working conditions & gave workers a voice.
Not just protecting jobs—building better lives.
✊ #UnionPower #WorkersRights #HistoryMatters #JoinUNISON
June 5, 2025 at 8:18 AM
In the 1870s, UK trade unions helped win shorter hours, safer jobs & fairer wages.
They fought child labor, improved working conditions & gave workers a voice.
Not just protecting jobs—building better lives.
✊ #UnionPower #WorkersRights #HistoryMatters #JoinUNISON
They fought child labor, improved working conditions & gave workers a voice.
Not just protecting jobs—building better lives.
✊ #UnionPower #WorkersRights #HistoryMatters #JoinUNISON
Listen to the latest Barnet UNISON Podcast and make sure you “Use Your Vote!” #LowPay #TaxTheRich
June 4, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Listen to the latest Barnet UNISON Podcast and make sure you “Use Your Vote!” #LowPay #TaxTheRich
📣 Barnet deserves better.
Cuts to social care. Crumbling roads. Stretched staff.
The government’s chronic underfunding of @BarnetCouncil is hurting our community.
🖊️ Sign the petition: chng.it/6DSvxfZqhz
#FundBarnetCouncil #SaveOurServices
Cuts to social care. Crumbling roads. Stretched staff.
The government’s chronic underfunding of @BarnetCouncil is hurting our community.
🖊️ Sign the petition: chng.it/6DSvxfZqhz
#FundBarnetCouncil #SaveOurServices
May 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
📣 Barnet deserves better.
Cuts to social care. Crumbling roads. Stretched staff.
The government’s chronic underfunding of @BarnetCouncil is hurting our community.
🖊️ Sign the petition: chng.it/6DSvxfZqhz
#FundBarnetCouncil #SaveOurServices
Cuts to social care. Crumbling roads. Stretched staff.
The government’s chronic underfunding of @BarnetCouncil is hurting our community.
🖊️ Sign the petition: chng.it/6DSvxfZqhz
#FundBarnetCouncil #SaveOurServices
📉 3.2% Is a Pay Cut, Not a Pay Rise
Inflation has jumped to 3.5% (The Guardian, 21 May 2025).
The 3.2% offer won’t even keep pace — it’s a real-terms cut.
#Pay
Inflation has jumped to 3.5% (The Guardian, 21 May 2025).
The 3.2% offer won’t even keep pace — it’s a real-terms cut.
#Pay
May 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
📉 3.2% Is a Pay Cut, Not a Pay Rise
Inflation has jumped to 3.5% (The Guardian, 21 May 2025).
The 3.2% offer won’t even keep pace — it’s a real-terms cut.
#Pay
Inflation has jumped to 3.5% (The Guardian, 21 May 2025).
The 3.2% offer won’t even keep pace — it’s a real-terms cut.
#Pay
📣 Barnet deserves better.
Cuts to social care. Crumbling roads. Stretched staff.
The government’s chronic underfunding of @BarnetCouncil is hurting our community.
🖊️ Sign the petition: chng.it/6DSvxfZqhz
#FundBarnetCouncil #SaveOurServices
Cuts to social care. Crumbling roads. Stretched staff.
The government’s chronic underfunding of @BarnetCouncil is hurting our community.
🖊️ Sign the petition: chng.it/6DSvxfZqhz
#FundBarnetCouncil #SaveOurServices
May 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
📣 Barnet deserves better.
Cuts to social care. Crumbling roads. Stretched staff.
The government’s chronic underfunding of @BarnetCouncil is hurting our community.
🖊️ Sign the petition: chng.it/6DSvxfZqhz
#FundBarnetCouncil #SaveOurServices
Cuts to social care. Crumbling roads. Stretched staff.
The government’s chronic underfunding of @BarnetCouncil is hurting our community.
🖊️ Sign the petition: chng.it/6DSvxfZqhz
#FundBarnetCouncil #SaveOurServices
💥 We say: #SaveTheNetwork
📣 We’re calling on service users, carers & professionals: Have your say before 14 July 2025.
📝 👉 www.engage.barnet.gov.uk/the-network
#MentalHealthMatters #Barnet #PreventCrisis #SupportServices #CareAct #Wellbeing #SaveOurServices
📣 We’re calling on service users, carers & professionals: Have your say before 14 July 2025.
📝 👉 www.engage.barnet.gov.uk/the-network
#MentalHealthMatters #Barnet #PreventCrisis #SupportServices #CareAct #Wellbeing #SaveOurServices
May 21, 2025 at 6:25 AM
💥 We say: #SaveTheNetwork
📣 We’re calling on service users, carers & professionals: Have your say before 14 July 2025.
📝 👉 www.engage.barnet.gov.uk/the-network
#MentalHealthMatters #Barnet #PreventCrisis #SupportServices #CareAct #Wellbeing #SaveOurServices
📣 We’re calling on service users, carers & professionals: Have your say before 14 July 2025.
📝 👉 www.engage.barnet.gov.uk/the-network
#MentalHealthMatters #Barnet #PreventCrisis #SupportServices #CareAct #Wellbeing #SaveOurServices