General secretary’s blog
Pay for some of the country’s lowest-paid workers increases from today, but for many key workers a decent wage for an essential job is still a dream
UNISON will continue campaigning with renewed vigour for the major reform that the care sector so desperately needs
The point of a demonstration is to be heard and to have an impact – the explicit aim of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill seems to be to minimise any impact
The abduction and murder of Sarah Everard has jump-started a conversation about how it can be acceptable that so many women experience fear so often
Insulting 1% pay offer doesn’t recognise efforts of those fighting COVID for over a year, and will lead to an exodus of loyal staff while doing nothing to attract new recruits
This International Women’s Day we’ll all be ‘choosing to challenge’ – just as we always do in UNISON
Challenging all forms of racism in the workplace is vital to UNISON’s work
Heart Unions week isn’t silly self-indulgence – it’s a chance for us to grow, be stronger and achieve more for our members
Care workers need a living wage and the country needs a national care service. It’s time to Pay Fair for Care
I’ve written to the UK government urging it to end its opposition to making COVID vaccines available to all
In unprecedented times, the chance that Holocaust Memorial Day offers us, to reflect on past atrocities and current hatreds, is needed as much as ever
‘A challenging time to take up the reins as general secretary, but I’m also fortunate to have the legacy of a strong, growing union’
The whole country is grateful for what you are doing.
This year’s Christmas holiday comes at the end of a long year when UNISON members have worked under the most extraordinary circumstances
Chancellor’s pay freeze for most public service workers mocks the government’s commitment to ‘levelling up’ with old-style Thatcherism