Investment must be bigger to protect and strengthen valued public services

Local councils will need financial support to oversee building projects

Meat workers put at risk by safety check failures, says UNISON

Proper on-site risk assessments needed for food processing staff

More mental health support needed for health and care workers, says UNISON

Commenting on Labour’s plans published today (Monday) for a mental health package for NHS and care staff, UNISON assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said: “Health and care staff have been working under huge pressures over the past few months, while most of us have been safe at home. “Fears about falling ill, passing the virus on […]

Care staff death rate a national scandal, says UNISON

Social care needs top-to-toe reform

A national care service is the only way to prevent more deaths

Fundamental reform is needed to create a system fit for the future

Ambulance staff in Northern Ireland to receive backdated pay boost, says UNISON

Hundreds of workers will see pay bands lifted

Close up photo of person wearing surgical face ma

Easing of lockdown must happen safely

Avoiding ​a second wave in the autumn ​is vital

Address inequality to protect Black workers against Covid-19, says UNISON

Dave Prentis writes to Boris Johnson urging immediate action on all Public Health England’s recommendations

Huge membership rise for UNISON ahead of new recruitment ad campaign launch​

More than 90,000 new members already joined this year

Government must act immediately on second PHE BAME report

Words and promises won’t cut it any longer

Extend free scheme to all frontline care and NHS staff, says UNISON

Union launches campaign urging people to write to their MP to get Immigration Bill changed

Care worker pay deductions must be tackled to stop hardship and control virus spread

Some workers going unpaid while following safety guidance

Catalogue of errors contributed to catastrophic care death toll, says UNISON

Care sector was out of sight, out of mind

Lessons to be learned by government after limited schools’ reopening, says UNISON

Survey highlights safety failings with some schools ignoring ‘safe’ class size guidance

Shock jobs announcement leaves British Gas workforce reeling, says UNISON

Shedding jobs not the answer to energy challenges