More hospital staff in Liverpool set to take action over unfair pay

Staff at Royal and Broad Green hospitals to take action following success at Liverpool’s Women’s Hospital and the Walton Centre

Blog: These victories show that this is a union on the march

Victories like these for Birmingham care workers and probation services being brought back in-house, show what UNISON can achieve

Vote in the European elections on 23 May

“Vote for candidates who will stand up for public services and defend our welfare state.”

Saving the planet – and your pension

UNISON research shows that LGPS disinvestment from fossil fuels is still slow

The problems we face every day

From bullying to the menopause – union’s health conference hears about the issues affecting staff every day

Social workers in England – speak up now

Have your say on changes to social work registration

Liverpool Women’s Hospital staff escalate strike over unfair pay

Second week of action as private company refuses to pay agreed national NHS rate of pay – despite managers’ pay having risen

Speaking up for tenants

National Housing Federation launches consultation on giving tenants and residents a greater say in housing matters

UNISON seeks peaceful resolution in Venezuela

Union issues statement on the current situation in the south American country

Making David Attenborough proud

UNISON’s very own holiday resort is taking the lead and going green by taking massive steps and reducing its plastic consumption. In news that would hearten Sir David Attenborough himself, the resort in beautiful Croyde, north Devon, has started the second year of a program of initiatives to help protect the environment. Green measure taken […]

Working during the cold weather

Taking care of the people who keep public services running this winter

Speaking up for schools

Our consultation ballot is now open, so school support staff can have your say

Councillors urged to help end violence at work

UNISON has written to every elected councillor in the UK asking them to make the union’s End Violence at Work Charter a central part of their commissioning process

Update on FE pay in Wales

More clarification is needed before the offer can be consulted on, says UNISON

Record recruitment figures announced at NEC meeting

UNISON’s final NEC meeting of 2018 opened with “good news to end the year on and a great way to start 2019”. A report on the month-long campaign for growth that the union ran in November – or Grovember as it was dubbed within the union – showed every region and every service group in […]