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

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.
New pledge should help make advances on better working options
UK’s health and care services would collapse without skilled workers from overseas
South East Water failures further make case for renationalisation

With a mixed economic picture at home and increased uncertainty abroad, UNISON continues to fight for what is best for members and their families
Ministers must stand up for workers, back public services, defend migrants and deliver real change

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

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?

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’



