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Gloucestershire blood workers end year-long NHS strike after securing pay review deal

Phlebotomists at Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General hospitals have been on strike for 349 days in the dispute over pay

Chancellor says she will ‘keep a close eye’ on mileage rates for workers

UNISON has been campaigning for rates to be reviewed for many years

UNISON Centre sign

UNISON statement on National Education Union behaviour

Following the National Education Union (NEU)’s decision to actively recruit school support staff and withdraw from the agreement with us which they had signed in 2017, on Friday the NJC unions met with the TUC and expressed strong concerns.

NHS employers must end postcode lottery on flexible working, say health unions

New pledge should help make advances on better working options

Migrant workers deserve dignity and recognition for their essential roles, says UNISON

UK’s health and care services would collapse without skilled workers from overseas

Fine highlights deep problems with privatised water industry, says UNISON

South East Water failures further make case for renationalisation

Opinion: Still standing up for members in uncertain times

With a mixed economic picture at home and increased uncertainty abroad, UNISON continues to fight for what is best for members and their families

Now’s the time to invest in public services and go for growth, says UNISON

Ministers must stand up for workers, back public services, defend migrants and deliver real change

Andrea Egan at Community Conference

Community conference: anti-racist, feminist, organised

From defending employment rights and pensions to advancing racial justice, climate action and a National Care Service, collective organising is shifting the balance of power – and delivering real change for community workers

Now’s the time to invest in public services and go for growth

Any improvement in the nation’s finances must be invested in essential services and staff

A group of people standing with placards with the words 'probation needs a pay rise'

Probation members vote to reject pay offer

If an improved pay offer is not forthcoming, UNISON will move to a formal industrial action ballot

Responding to Reform network

Join UNISON’s new network to stop Reform UK

UNISON activists and members have a vital part to play in tackling Reform UK

Opinion: This International Women’s Day, let’s uplift the rights and dignity of all women

The gender pay gap means that the average woman works the first 47 days of the year for free. How can that still be right in 2026?

UNISON sign at the union's centre in London

UNISON statement on conflict in Middle East

Union ‘stands in solidarity with our trade union partners and the millions of civilians throughout the region who fear the consequences of growing hostilities on their lives, jobs and public services’

Opinion: Why Reform UK is misguided, mistaken and just plain wrong on the LGPS

As with many other Reform UK announcements, there’s a worrying lack of understanding of the things the party intends to change