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

Damning report should lead to devolved probation service

Toxic conditions in the service are a legacy of Grayling reforms and underfunding

Reform councillors have much to learn about local government and its hard-working staff

Budgets have been slashed to the bone and there’s little left to cut

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The recent Supreme Court judgment

UNISON is proud of its work to promote trans-inclusive workplaces, and of its track record in campaigning for changes to equalities laws

Stuart Tuckwood

Opinion: The battle to value nursing

Ahead of International Nursing Day on 12 May, UNISON national officer for nursing Stuart Tuckwood explains how NHS nurses are not being fairly valued for their work

Support home care workers with greener and cheaper transport, says UNISON

Help needed to enable low-paid staff to make the switch

Violence against ambulance workers is unacceptable

No one should be attacked for simply doing their job.

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The Supreme Court judgment and UNISON

UNISON will continue to promote the workplace rights of women, trans and LGBT+ workers