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Features
The U magazine team brings you in-depth features and analysis of issues from all over the working world
Cyberspace - the final frontier Cyberspace - the final frontier
It's activism, Jim, but not as we know it
Helping the African response to AIDS Helping the African response to AIDS
February saw UNISON play host to southern African trade unionists as they planned a union and public service response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the region
World AIDS Day World AIDS Day
With almost 41 million people living with HIV globally, the role of trade unions in tackling the disease has never been more crucial.
Tapping into health Tapping into health
Feeling parched? Flag that cuppa. UNISON aims to make good old British tap water everyone's number one thirst quencher
Food for thought Food for thought
Breastfeeding is good for the health of mother and baby. But often it’s other people’s attitudes that makes breastfeeding difficult for women.
Continuing the campaign Continuing the campaign
Make Poverty History may have been consigned to the history books, but the campaign to end world poverty has only just begun
Change your life Change your life
Education is not filling a bucket but lighting a fire, said the poet WB Yeats. Well, UNISON has put that fire under employers’ backsides in sectors traditionally slow to train their workforce. Help us spread the word.
Positive about public service Positive about public service
The public is clear about what it wants from its public services -- and it isn't more of the market.
Dead mums don't cry Dead mums don't cry
When neonatal nurse Angela Gorman switched on a TV programme about women dying in childbirth in Chad, she felt compelled to do something about it.
AIDS is a workplace issue AIDS is a workplace issue
With almost 41 million people living with HIV globally, the role of trade unions in tackling the disease has never been more crucial.
UNISON deserves recognition for its dedication to staff training UNISON deserves recognition for its dedication to staff training
When 13 winners stepped up to collect their Star awards last October, it was acknowledged that the new gongs were doing what they set out to do - highlighting the hidden work that goes on in further education.
Cuts at the chalk face Cuts at the chalk face
Lower than expected college funding poses a severe threat to adult education and those who provide it.
Struggling against the odds Struggling against the odds
Women trade unionists are under threat around the world, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe ... but there is something you can do.
Making the grade Making the grade
Helping healthcare assistants to gain higher qualifications could alleviate the serious shortage of nurses in Britain. But lack of funding means many can't afford to retrain.
A life line A life line
Reading is a pleasure many of us take for granted but it's even more crucial when you're locked up for most of the day. We find out how prison librarians are using books to help break the cycle of crime
NHS: one click away NHS: one click away
One of the health service's best regarded features is NHS Direct, offering 24-hour care and support via the telephone, internet and television.
We're all going on a summer holiday We're all going on a summer holiday
UNISON Welfare has teamed up with the YHA to offer financial support for children to go on special residential activity holidays this summer.
Keeping it local Keeping it local
More and more public bodies - including health trusts, schools and local councils - are moving towards sourcing locally produced organic food.
Trade Justice Week Trade Justice Week
Celebrities stand side by side with the public to protest at how rich countries spend billions to tie up global trade. Let's end this fundamental cause of poverty.
Pensions victory aids recruitment Pensions victory aids recruitment
The government has revoked changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme scheduled to come into force on 1 April 2005, after pressure from UNISON and other trade unions. The triumph has also been a valuable recruiting tool.
Freedom to find out Freedom to find out
UNISON activists dealing with PFI and contracted-out services have a new weapon at their fingertips – the Freedom of Information Act.
The school meals revolution The school meals revolution
Jamie Oliver’s TV programme calling for healthy food in schools may have ended, but for the school kitchen staff the battle has only just begun
Peace, justice and freedom Peace, justice and freedom
Women around the world are celebrating International Women's Day and highlighting the struggle for social and political rights
The learning curve The learning curve
You might think research is dry and boring but a new project on UNISON's lifelong learning programmes may change your mind as researchers look to record the experiences of UNISON members in their own words.
Overseas nurses: the ethical dilemma Overseas nurses: the ethical dilemma
The Department of Health has revised its guidelines for recruiting overseas professionals – including nurses. But although they are essential to running many parts of our NHS, many developing countries are losing out to this 'brain drain'.
Helping yourself Helping yourself
The government-backed Year of the Volunteer kicked into action this January. Find out what is planned and how helping others can help you.
60 years on: what has changed? 60 years on: what has changed?
Today, 27 January, is Holocaust Memorial Day.
HIV and work: your rights HIV and work: your rights
Issues regarding HIV and employment are a trade union matter - so employees should seek union help where necessary
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