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

‘We face very real threats to our reproductive rights’

UNISON agreed to champion reproductive health in the workplace and fight back against the far right

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‘Women are more than our appearance’

Women’s conference delegates discuss and condemn the ‘damage’ of controversial Equality and Human Rights Commission interim guidance

Care at the heart of women’s conference

At UNISON’s national women’s conference, women’s care responsibilities dominated the agenda. Several motions called for greater support for women workers

‘We carry twice the load and get half the recognition’

UNISON president says that ‘for all the progress women have fought for and won, the reality remains that women across public services… are still paid less than men’

Pregnant women feel unsafe at work despite legal protection

Employers must work harder to ensure maternity rights are delivered in full

‘You are our collective superpower’

‘Of the many, not the few’ – deputy Labour leader Lucy Powell MP speaks at women’s conference

Andrea Egan speaking at 2026 women's conference with Lucy Powell MP, behind her

‘When working-class women organise, nothing can stop us’

At UNISON’s women’s conference in Liverpool, the general secretary celebrated the power of working-class women’s collective strength

NHS pay award will leave staff angry, says UNISON

Below-inflation rise means staff are expected to deliver more for less

Government migrant worker reforms risk another Windrush-style scandal, warns UNISON

Ministers must pause these proposals immediately and properly investigate the effect of any reforms

Boosting nurses’ pay and prospects key to improving patient care, says UNISON

Nursing and other healthcare roles must become more attractive graduate professions

Andrea Egan

Opinion: This week is our chance to show what we can achieve

‘Heart unions week is a chance to recruit – because the more workers who join us, the greater our power to win the pay, conditions, and dignity we deserve’

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Opinion: Our water crisis cannot be fixed by a rebrand

If ministers truly want to fix the water system for good, they must start putting the public interest, environmental protection and workers’ expertise at the centre of reform

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Andrea Egan speaks at rally against university cuts in Southend

The job cuts in Southend are symptomatic of a “growing financial crisis across universities”

UNISON calls for probation service to be removed from civil service control

‘Labour promised to review the governance of probation. UNISON calls on the government to make good on this promise without further delay’