Delegates to UNISON's HE conference holding messages calling for no job cuts, save jobs and fund higher education

HE conference highlights link between funding and pay

Delegates agree higher education sector needs a ‘new start’

UNISON College logo in purple and green on a yellow background

Make 2025 the year you …

… check out UNISON’s very own college and see what it can offer you – inside and outside work

Large UNISON ballon, UNISON flag and rainbow flag at London Pride

Opinion: How to celebrate LGBT+ History Month

Mitchell Coe, UNISON’s national LGBT+ officer, has some suggestions for how branches can mark this month

Graphic for Holocaust Memorial Day with the words 'Never forget, never again in white capitals on a black background, with a candle to the right

Holocaust Memorial Day: for a better future

Each year UNISON marks Holocaust Memorial Day, which takes place on 27 January – the 2025 theme of the day is ‘For a Better Future’

Paddy Toner and Hellen Illidge pay tribute at the Wall of Memorial, Auschwitz

Opinion: My life would have ended there

Marking 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz–Birkenau camp, UNISON member Paddy Toner recounts his experience on a tour of the site last year

NHS staff urge local MPs to kickstart talks as government stalls on pay promises, says UNISON

A modern NHS needs modern pay practices to keep and recruit the staff required to deal with the multiple crises it currently faces

Time for Talks – Put NHS Pay Right. Emergency department staff transport a patient

Thousands of UNISON members write to MPs over NHS pay

Union seeks to increase pressure on the government for urgent reform to NHS pay structure

head and shoulders photo of Sharon Foster

Sharon Foster wins UNISON’s Nelson Mandela Award 2025

Her unwavering passion, leadership, and dedication to equality have made a significant impact on countless lives

Christina McAnea, arms folded, in front of conference stage - 'Fighting for our future'

Opinion: ‘I am determined and optimistic’ for the year ahead

The general secretary looks back on the last year and forward to this new one

NEC election candidate applications now open

Apply now to represent the most senior decision making body in your union. The application and nomination period runs until 14 February.

Tougher laws needed to protect ambulance staff against violence and abuse

Nobody should endure violence or abuse just for doing their job.

Photograph of a UNISON speaker at a UNISON organised event at Westminster to launch a report on water renationalisation. there are rows of people sitting listening.

Opinion: Water under pressure – the case for renationalisation

A new UNISON report highlights the problems of the privatised water sector in England and maps a way to renationalisation

Water customers will be outraged that bills are rising again

Public frustration is understandable as households everywhere will bear the cost of water companies’ failures for years to come.

Parliament publishes UNISON’s Employment Rights Bill evidence

The union commends ‘a long overdue set of proposals that will bring much-needed relief to working people’

Christina McAnea standing next to a Christmas tree

A Christmas message from Christina McAnea

UNISON truly appreciates the vital work you all do