Magazine

A history man’s challenge for the future

Writer and veteran campaigner Harry Leslie Smith looks to the past and shares his hopes – and fears – for the future

Fighting for the future of nursing

Hundreds of student nurses have protested against proposed cuts to bursaries

Holding back the tide

UNISON members working at the Thames Barrier represent the ‘epitome’ of public service

Vexing the government over tax credits

Victory in the Lords is only the beginning of UNISON’s hard-fought campaign to protect tax credits for working people

A father’s story

After years seeking justice for his murdered son, Conroy Lawrence has turned his campaigning spirit towards protecting the NHS and his trade union rights

When the cared for becomes the carer

Graeme Ellis’s experience of homecare made him determined to improve the lives of others in his situation

Your friend at work

A change of boss turned Karen Williamson’s working life upside down. Her UNISON rep, Mary Pearson, helped her find the right way up…

Suffragettes in the spotlight

A team of women filmmakers have brought the story of the suffragette movement to the big screen, with a very special woman among the extras

Finding her way with UNISON

Sinéad Liddy recalls her journey to becoming Northern Ireland’s first chair of the National Young Members’ Forum

Sarah Ibbotson works for City of York Council as a business support perso

Paying the price for caring

A new law threatens to punish workers if they stand up for their jobs and services

Margaret McKee from Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital

Why did I get involved?

Unpaid, risking trouble at work and not always thanked – why do UNISON’s 40,000 activists do it?

Stars in our schools

Join UNISON’s search for the unsung heroes of our schools

Banging the drum over pay

This year Glasgow’s homelessness caseworkers decided to go on strike. This is their story

Phillippa’s journey: a transgender member speaks

UNISON offers transgender members invaluable support in the difficult journey to become themselves

Setting up shop

A new kind of UNISON office is adding an extra dimension to the union’s organising