President and service group chair welcome delegates and introduce this year’s key themes
News
Survey gives indication of scale of sexual harassment problems
Stigma around mental health still a major problem, survey finds
Demoralised staff have been let down with no clue how they will meet rising bills
When crews for the annual Boat Race are warned about levels of E.coli, and its own shareholders refuse to invest more in Thames Water, the case for public ownership is clear
Chaos is further evidence the government must renationalise Thames Water
Everyone should have right from first day in job
A proper water strategy is needed urgently to prevent spills and improve water quality dramatically.
Low pay and burnout to blame for staff leaving NHS
Commenting on the government funding that will now allow thousands of health workers to receive the one-off payment given to NHS staff last year, UNISON head of health Helga Pile said:
The lack of sympathy toward Waspi women is not surprising. Society continues to undervalue the work that women do and takes their contribution for granted
Private contractor gets funding from government to pay non-medical staff the COVID bonus
The roundtables in mid-April will be open to all union members who privately rent, and participants’ time will be reimbursed with gift vouchers