Christina McAnea
We need all of you to have your say, so we can smash through the restrictive anti-trade union ballot thresholds
June marks the start of Pride season. Let’s be proud of our achievements over the years on LGBT+ inclusion, and make sure we keep equality at the heart of everything UNISON does.
I know it’s a difficult decision to vote to take action and be prepared to lose a day’s pay, but we’ve won through strike action before, and I have every confidence we can do it again
They don’t do it for the prestige, they do it for the difference they can make to people’s lives, every day – its time to recognise their superhuman efforts
UNISON members are negotiating more inclusive policies that protect and support trans, non-binary and gender diverse members in workplaces up and down the country
It’s down to you to put the right people into positions of responsibility in our union. But hurry – voting closes soon
This year, UNISON will be giving Doreen and Neville Lawrence honorary life membership as a mark of respect for their enormous contributions to fight racism across UK society
The NEC makes decisions on your behalf and, working collectively, they must put UNISON members’ interests first – please use your vote
It’s time for change. Social care should become part of a nationally recognised institution, as respected as the NHS
It’s important that as many health members as possible vote to have their say
Today’s budget found the cash to offer tax cuts to big businesses and the highest earners – but nothing for public service pay, again
We’ll be watching closely, and we’ll be ready to take action if the chancellor fails to fix the crisis in pay packets and public services
But ignoring NHS workers for this long was a big mistake and refusing to take their concerns seriously has been hugely damaging for all involved
‘My message to essential workers in Northern Ireland is that UNISON is 100% behind them all, and that we’re in it for the long haul’
UNISON has been working with Dan Jarvis MP on a bill, which just passed its third reading, to provide additional protections in the workplace