Photo of the hall full of seated delegates

‘We’re worth a wee bit more than that’

UNISON’s national health conference passes a range of motions aimed at winning better pay, terms and conditions

Neil Cartwright at the podium

The climate emergency is a health emergency

UNISON health delegates urged to use their ‘superpower’ in greening the NHS

Health conference debates ‘the scourge of gender-based violence’

Delegates debate the shocking frequency of sexual harassment in the NHS – and how to support members who experience it

Michelle Davis at the podium

Healthcare assistants leading the fight for pay equity in health

‘Healthcare assistants have contributed to the growth of our union’

Tanya Pretswell speaking at podium

Pay top of the agenda at health conference – but with much more to fight for

‘UNISON is capable of winning both industrially and politically’ Edinburgh delegates are told

Employment Rights Act – a new raft of rights

Individual rights such as day one sick pay and paternity leave lead the new benefits in April

Andrea Egan

Opinion: LGBT+ History Month is a month to push for better

‘LGBT+ rights is an essential battle for us as trade unionists’

Employment Rights Act gives a ‘boost to all unions’

The latest tranche of changes, this week, will free unions from years of Tory red tape

Words on a green background: Year of Green Activity

UNISON launches its Year of Green Activity

Members across the union are told to “never forget that your voice is important” in the fight to save the planet

Parliament passes the Employment Rights Bill

UNISON hails the hard-fought legislation that will transform workers’ rights for the better

UNISON Centre sign

NEC raises alarm over the Employment Rights Bill and the crisis for migrant workers

General secretary Christina McAnea tells meeting that government policy shifts are putting workers and public services at risk

Pineapple union members in Costa Rica

Twenty years of global solidarity

This month UNISON celebrates the 20th anniversary of its International Development Fund, which continues to support trade unions worldwide

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

Unions lobby Lammy to speed up probation pay rise

Deputy prime minister should ‘use his influence to end this delay’, says UNISON

Government must end police officer ‘uplift’, say UNISON members

The controversial scheme headed the debates at the national Police, Probation and CAFCASS conference

A group of retired members sitting in the conference hall, some holding voting cards in the air

Nearly two million pensioners in the UK now live in poverty

Shocking statistic is shared as over 300 delegates attend UNISON’s national retired members’ conference in Brighton