National media team
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Liz Chinchen E: press@unison.co.uk M: 07778 158175
Fatima Ayad E: f.ayad@unison.co.uk M: 07508 080383
Anthony Barnes E: a.barnes@unison.co.uk M: 07834 864794
It is simply horrific. It’s unlikely that such a distressing situation would have happened had the service remained in-house.
Unions around the globe put pressure on asset managers to come clean over charges to pensions schemes
Dave Prentis comments on the Prime Minister’s speech to the Conservative Party conference
Jeremy Corbyn delivered a speech that shows Labour is a radical government in waiting, ready to unite our communities
Under a Labour government the NHS and the dedicated people that work for it would at long last receive the proper investment and respect they deserve.
Dozens of Birmingham care workers are planning to travel to Liverpool today (Monday) to lobby delegates attending the Labour Party Conference over the City Council’s plans to cut their hours.
Public services support staff – including teaching assistants, hospital porters and police community support offers (PCSOs) – are doing more than 40 million hours of unpaid overtime a year*, says a report from UNISON published today (Monday). The figure is the equivalent of 25,000 extra public service staff working full time. It highlights how far […]
Large cuts are looming at the TBAP multi-academy trust, which runs schools in London, Essex, Cambridgeshire and the North West, following accusations of financial mismanagement.
It’s a disgrace that financial troubles have escalated to this level.
This whole policy has been a damaging distraction. Valuable resources that could have gone on improving care have been wasted.
Nurses, midwives, healthcare assistants, NHS students, ambulance workers, therapists, and administrative, facilities and technical staff across the UK are being asked to record how their shift goes tomorrow (Tuesday) for UNISON’s annual staff safety survey. The survey findings, which the union hopes will shed light on the safety and well-being of staff and patients across […]
There must be a commitment to abolish the divisive, destructive and damaging policy of privatisation.
Owning a home has become virtually impossible for many public sector workers across Britain, according to research published today (Sunday)
While it makes sense for staff to be encouraged to get the flu jab, no-one should feel that they have no option but to have it
