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 bin and street cleansing workers have voted 100% to reject the council’s offer of six months’ backdated holiday pay.
Bin workers: 96% turnout
Street cleansing: 66% turnout
Barnet Council must return to meaningful negotiations with a significantly improved offer.
Bin workers: 96% turnout
Street cleansing: 66% turnout
Barnet Council must return to meaningful negotiations with a significantly improved offer.
August 18, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Barnet bin and street cleansing workers have voted 100% to reject the council’s offer of six months’ backdated holiday pay.
Bin workers: 96% turnout
Street cleansing: 66% turnout
Barnet Council must return to meaningful negotiations with a significantly improved offer.
Bin workers: 96% turnout
Street cleansing: 66% turnout
Barnet Council must return to meaningful negotiations with a significantly improved offer.
You cannot build a National Care Service on second-class employment.
97% of YCB members and 100% of Barnet Homes members backed industrial action in consultative ballots.
Fair pay. Secure contracts. Proper pensions.
Read:
www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2026/08/0...
97% of YCB members and 100% of Barnet Homes members backed industrial action in consultative ballots.
Fair pay. Secure contracts. Proper pensions.
Read:
www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2026/08/0...
August 7, 2026 at 12:58 PM
You cannot build a National Care Service on second-class employment.
97% of YCB members and 100% of Barnet Homes members backed industrial action in consultative ballots.
Fair pay. Secure contracts. Proper pensions.
Read:
www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2026/08/0...
97% of YCB members and 100% of Barnet Homes members backed industrial action in consultative ballots.
Fair pay. Secure contracts. Proper pensions.
Read:
www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2026/08/0...
The cost-of-living crisis continues, but workers cannot keep being asked to carry the burden of austerity.
Barnet UNISON bin and street cleansing workers are being asked to vote in a consultative strike ballot.
Oakleigh Depot
Wednesday 5 August, from 5.45am.
Your vote. Your voice. Use it.
Barnet UNISON bin and street cleansing workers are being asked to vote in a consultative strike ballot.
Oakleigh Depot
Wednesday 5 August, from 5.45am.
Your vote. Your voice. Use it.
July 31, 2026 at 10:24 AM
The cost-of-living crisis continues, but workers cannot keep being asked to carry the burden of austerity.
Barnet UNISON bin and street cleansing workers are being asked to vote in a consultative strike ballot.
Oakleigh Depot
Wednesday 5 August, from 5.45am.
Your vote. Your voice. Use it.
Barnet UNISON bin and street cleansing workers are being asked to vote in a consultative strike ballot.
Oakleigh Depot
Wednesday 5 August, from 5.45am.
Your vote. Your voice. Use it.
Barnet care workers simple message:
"Are you listening, Andy Burnham?"
Worked throughout COVID supporting vulnerable people.
Now they're being balloted for strike action because they believe Enough is Enough.
🎥 Watch the video.
Then tell us:
Do care workers deserve better?
#CareWorkers
"Are you listening, Andy Burnham?"
Worked throughout COVID supporting vulnerable people.
Now they're being balloted for strike action because they believe Enough is Enough.
🎥 Watch the video.
Then tell us:
Do care workers deserve better?
#CareWorkers
July 29, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Barnet care workers simple message:
"Are you listening, Andy Burnham?"
Worked throughout COVID supporting vulnerable people.
Now they're being balloted for strike action because they believe Enough is Enough.
🎥 Watch the video.
Then tell us:
Do care workers deserve better?
#CareWorkers
"Are you listening, Andy Burnham?"
Worked throughout COVID supporting vulnerable people.
Now they're being balloted for strike action because they believe Enough is Enough.
🎥 Watch the video.
Then tell us:
Do care workers deserve better?
#CareWorkers
The Employment Rights Act 2025 brings important improvements, including Statutory Sick Pay from day one and stronger holiday-pay record keeping.
But many changes are still to come—and no law enforces itself.
Barnet UNISON blog:
www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2026/07/2...
#WorkersRights #BarnetUNISON
But many changes are still to come—and no law enforces itself.
Barnet UNISON blog:
www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2026/07/2...
#WorkersRights #BarnetUNISON
July 27, 2026 at 9:54 AM
The Employment Rights Act 2025 brings important improvements, including Statutory Sick Pay from day one and stronger holiday-pay record keeping.
But many changes are still to come—and no law enforces itself.
Barnet UNISON blog:
www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2026/07/2...
#WorkersRights #BarnetUNISON
But many changes are still to come—and no law enforces itself.
Barnet UNISON blog:
www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2026/07/2...
#WorkersRights #BarnetUNISON
Twelve years underpaid. Six months offered. Not good enough.
The strike ballot for Barnet’s depot, bin and street cleansing workers opens on 5 August.
When your ballot paper arrives: open it, vote YES and return it immediately.
www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/wp-conten...
#BarnetUNISON #VoteYes
The strike ballot for Barnet’s depot, bin and street cleansing workers opens on 5 August.
When your ballot paper arrives: open it, vote YES and return it immediately.
www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/wp-conten...
#BarnetUNISON #VoteYes
July 24, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Twelve years underpaid. Six months offered. Not good enough.
The strike ballot for Barnet’s depot, bin and street cleansing workers opens on 5 August.
When your ballot paper arrives: open it, vote YES and return it immediately.
www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/wp-conten...
#BarnetUNISON #VoteYes
The strike ballot for Barnet’s depot, bin and street cleansing workers opens on 5 August.
When your ballot paper arrives: open it, vote YES and return it immediately.
www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/wp-conten...
#BarnetUNISON #VoteYes
Tell Andy: no more second-class workers.
Barnet Homes and Your Choice Barnet members: the strike ballot is coming.
Open it. Vote YES. Return it straight away.
Read and share the ballot newsletter:
www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/wp-conten...
#BarnetUNISON #VoteYes
Barnet Homes and Your Choice Barnet members: the strike ballot is coming.
Open it. Vote YES. Return it straight away.
Read and share the ballot newsletter:
www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/wp-conten...
#BarnetUNISON #VoteYes
July 24, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Tell Andy: no more second-class workers.
Barnet Homes and Your Choice Barnet members: the strike ballot is coming.
Open it. Vote YES. Return it straight away.
Read and share the ballot newsletter:
www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/wp-conten...
#BarnetUNISON #VoteYes
Barnet Homes and Your Choice Barnet members: the strike ballot is coming.
Open it. Vote YES. Return it straight away.
Read and share the ballot newsletter:
www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/wp-conten...
#BarnetUNISON #VoteYes
Extreme weather is here to stay.
Telling staff to “take care” is not a plan. Employers need proper arrangements agreed before working conditions become dangerous.
Tell Barnet UNISON what happened in your workplace.
Read the blog:
www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2026/07/2...
#UNISON #HealthAndSafety
Telling staff to “take care” is not a plan. Employers need proper arrangements agreed before working conditions become dangerous.
Tell Barnet UNISON what happened in your workplace.
Read the blog:
www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2026/07/2...
#UNISON #HealthAndSafety
July 24, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Extreme weather is here to stay.
Telling staff to “take care” is not a plan. Employers need proper arrangements agreed before working conditions become dangerous.
Tell Barnet UNISON what happened in your workplace.
Read the blog:
www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2026/07/2...
#UNISON #HealthAndSafety
Telling staff to “take care” is not a plan. Employers need proper arrangements agreed before working conditions become dangerous.
Tell Barnet UNISON what happened in your workplace.
Read the blog:
www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2026/07/2...
#UNISON #HealthAndSafety
Depot workers have told us they want a ballot. We will be listening to all of our members and acting on what they tell us.
Ballot opens 5 August. Watch this space.
#BarnetUNISON #HolidayPay #WorkersRights
Ballot opens 5 August. Watch this space.
#BarnetUNISON #HolidayPay #WorkersRights
July 17, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Depot workers have told us they want a ballot. We will be listening to all of our members and acting on what they tell us.
Ballot opens 5 August. Watch this space.
#BarnetUNISON #HolidayPay #WorkersRights
Ballot opens 5 August. Watch this space.
#BarnetUNISON #HolidayPay #WorkersRights
#BarnetUNISON relentlessly campaigning to bring our outsourced members in-house
Say hi to our fabulous team at #uLGC26
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June 14, 2026 at 8:54 AM
#BarnetUNISON relentlessly campaigning to bring our outsourced members in-house
Say hi to our fabulous team at #uLGC26
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Say hi to our fabulous team at #uLGC26
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A 12-day pay lag may look like payroll admin on paper. For low-paid workers, it can mean rent pressure, travel costs, bills and borrowing. That is why Barnet UNISON is campaigning. www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2026/06/0...
June 12, 2026 at 10:46 AM
A 12-day pay lag may look like payroll admin on paper. For low-paid workers, it can mean rent pressure, travel costs, bills and borrowing. That is why Barnet UNISON is campaigning. www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2026/06/0...
Barnet Council stops filling Passenger Escort vacancies. Uses external workers instead Calls it "vacancy management."
#BarnetUNISON calls it what it is: back-door privatisation of jobs supporting children with special needs.
Council jobs should stay council jobs. #UNISON #PublicServices #Outsourcing
#BarnetUNISON calls it what it is: back-door privatisation of jobs supporting children with special needs.
Council jobs should stay council jobs. #UNISON #PublicServices #Outsourcing
June 11, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Barnet Council stops filling Passenger Escort vacancies. Uses external workers instead Calls it "vacancy management."
#BarnetUNISON calls it what it is: back-door privatisation of jobs supporting children with special needs.
Council jobs should stay council jobs. #UNISON #PublicServices #Outsourcing
#BarnetUNISON calls it what it is: back-door privatisation of jobs supporting children with special needs.
Council jobs should stay council jobs. #UNISON #PublicServices #Outsourcing
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June 8, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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While Westminster obsesses over its own bubble, working people are still being squeezed by the cost of living crisis.
Bills are up. Food is up. Rent is up. Travel is up.
Barnet UNISON is campaigning to put money back in members’ pockets and stand up for fair pay and decent public services.
Bills are up. Food is up. Rent is up. Travel is up.
Barnet UNISON is campaigning to put money back in members’ pockets and stand up for fair pay and decent public services.
May 12, 2026 at 4:15 PM
While Westminster obsesses over its own bubble, working people are still being squeezed by the cost of living crisis.
Bills are up. Food is up. Rent is up. Travel is up.
Barnet UNISON is campaigning to put money back in members’ pockets and stand up for fair pay and decent public services.
Bills are up. Food is up. Rent is up. Travel is up.
Barnet UNISON is campaigning to put money back in members’ pockets and stand up for fair pay and decent public services.
Solidarity to UNISON members at Primrose Hill school in Camden taking strike action for fair pay.
If staff are doing higher-grade work, they should be paid at the higher grade.
Barnet UNISON stands with you.
#Solidarity #UNISON #FairPay #SchoolSupportStaff #Camden #TradeUnion
If staff are doing higher-grade work, they should be paid at the higher grade.
Barnet UNISON stands with you.
#Solidarity #UNISON #FairPay #SchoolSupportStaff #Camden #TradeUnion
April 30, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Solidarity to UNISON members at Primrose Hill school in Camden taking strike action for fair pay.
If staff are doing higher-grade work, they should be paid at the higher grade.
Barnet UNISON stands with you.
#Solidarity #UNISON #FairPay #SchoolSupportStaff #Camden #TradeUnion
If staff are doing higher-grade work, they should be paid at the higher grade.
Barnet UNISON stands with you.
#Solidarity #UNISON #FairPay #SchoolSupportStaff #Camden #TradeUnion
TBG has rejected our pay, terms & LGPS claims. 2 consultative ballots open for Barnet Homes,Your Choice Barnet workers. Use your vote. Make your voice heard. Press release: www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2026/04/2...
April 23, 2026 at 10:49 AM
TBG has rejected our pay, terms & LGPS claims. 2 consultative ballots open for Barnet Homes,Your Choice Barnet workers. Use your vote. Make your voice heard. Press release: www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2026/04/2...
Solidarity needed ✊ Barnet’s outsourced cleaners are paid 4-weekly, but pay can land 10–12 days after the period ends. Sign + share our petition: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/pa...
#PayCleanersOnTime
#PayCleanersOnTime
April 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Solidarity needed ✊ Barnet’s outsourced cleaners are paid 4-weekly, but pay can land 10–12 days after the period ends. Sign + share our petition: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/pa...
#PayCleanersOnTime
#PayCleanersOnTime
No time to rest during this relentless #CostOfLivingCrisis
#BarnetUNISON is running 10 #CostOfLivingCrisis campaigns ✊
#BarnetUNISON is running 10 #CostOfLivingCrisis campaigns ✊
February 21, 2026 at 1:42 PM
No time to rest during this relentless #CostOfLivingCrisis
#BarnetUNISON is running 10 #CostOfLivingCrisis campaigns ✊
#BarnetUNISON is running 10 #CostOfLivingCrisis campaigns ✊
Barnet UNISON: Pay outsourced cleaners on time + LLW from announcement date (October), not 1 April.
Wage delays of 10–12 days after period end are causing hardship.
#PayCleanersOnTime #Solidarity
Wage delays of 10–12 days after period end are causing hardship.
#PayCleanersOnTime #Solidarity
February 4, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Barnet UNISON: Pay outsourced cleaners on time + LLW from announcement date (October), not 1 April.
Wage delays of 10–12 days after period end are causing hardship.
#PayCleanersOnTime #Solidarity
Wage delays of 10–12 days after period end are causing hardship.
#PayCleanersOnTime #Solidarity
Big milestone: Barnet UNISON has collected 500+ Equal Pay claims from members across LBB, TBG and BELS.
Equal pay is a legal right. If you haven’t completed your form yet, please don’t wait — it takes under 10 minutes.
Support: [email protected]
#EqualPay #Union
Equal pay is a legal right. If you haven’t completed your form yet, please don’t wait — it takes under 10 minutes.
Support: [email protected]
#EqualPay #Union
December 16, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Big milestone: Barnet UNISON has collected 500+ Equal Pay claims from members across LBB, TBG and BELS.
Equal pay is a legal right. If you haven’t completed your form yet, please don’t wait — it takes under 10 minutes.
Support: [email protected]
#EqualPay #Union
Equal pay is a legal right. If you haven’t completed your form yet, please don’t wait — it takes under 10 minutes.
Support: [email protected]
#EqualPay #Union
Baby Santa has a message:
If you’re holding it together over Christmas… you deserve backup all year.
Join UNISON. 🎅🪪
#BarnetUNISON #JoinUNISON #ChristmasWorking
If you’re holding it together over Christmas… you deserve backup all year.
Join UNISON. 🎅🪪
#BarnetUNISON #JoinUNISON #ChristmasWorking
December 5, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Baby Santa has a message:
If you’re holding it together over Christmas… you deserve backup all year.
Join UNISON. 🎅🪪
#BarnetUNISON #JoinUNISON #ChristmasWorking
If you’re holding it together over Christmas… you deserve backup all year.
Join UNISON. 🎅🪪
#BarnetUNISON #JoinUNISON #ChristmasWorking
👶🚧 Baby’s verdict: “Health & safety disaster.”
If a baby can see the hazards, the employer definitely can.
What’s the most ridiculous risk you’ve had to work around?
If a baby can see the hazards, the employer definitely can.
What’s the most ridiculous risk you’ve had to work around?
November 28, 2025 at 9:28 AM
👶🚧 Baby’s verdict: “Health & safety disaster.”
If a baby can see the hazards, the employer definitely can.
What’s the most ridiculous risk you’ve had to work around?
If a baby can see the hazards, the employer definitely can.
What’s the most ridiculous risk you’ve had to work around?