NHS staff likely to be disappointed with this year’s pay rise

Award of 3.6% shows pay review body process should be ditched

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NEC makes plans for Nigel

Union’s ruling body reacts to Reform’s success at the local elections in England

Probation is key to fixing prison crisis but needs significant funding boost

Sentencing review recognises importance of probation service

2025 school support staff seminar

Topics this year included the Employment Rights Bill, children’s online safety and violent behaviour in schools

Making work pay, not benefit cuts, is key to helping people with employment

Winter fuel allowance should be restored to those who need it

Health secretary should follow Scottish lead with direct pay talks

Deal in Scotland shows why pay review body process should be ditched

Give care workers a £2,000 pay rise to help tackle workforce crisis

Raising wages in care is the first step to turning around this beleaguered sector.

Working to improve the lives of Black members

UNISON’s annual Black members conference passed motions on the most pressing issues facing Black workers today

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Changes to PIPs – we need to hear from you

UNISON needs to hear from disabled members about how proposed changes to PIPs (Personal Independence Payments) will affect them

Reform of care must be priority as overseas recruitment ends

Crackdown on unscrupulous employers is welcome

NHS and social care would have collapsed long ago without overseas staff

Many workers will be understandably concerned about their futures

Ethnicity pay gap must end, says UNISON

The law must change so employers have to report their pay gaps and disparities can be tackled

Christina speaking at 2025 Black members conference

‘The union is your shield against discrimination’

In a wide-ranging speech at the union’s Black members conference, Christina McAnea highlights the challenges of discrimination, the rise of the far right and the plight of migrant workers

Job and service cuts won’t help the NHS improve services for patients, says UNISON

The government should give trusts the breathing space to deliver the improvements the public and ministers want to see

Opinion: Reform could learn a lot from our local service champions

Reform councillors are going to have to get used to the triple whammy of life as a local government worker – financial cuts, staff shortages and increasing demand