And I’m proud that UNISON gives public service workers a union for life – from school uniform grants, representation for student nurses and our young members’ forum, right through to […]
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- 13 – 19 February 2023
What’s your success story of the year? Tell everyone about it! A few ideas: Fair pay for council and school workers Campaigning to put NHS pay right 2023 – the Year of Black […]
And the general secretary was full of heart for the 1,000-plus representatives of the union’s […]
Here's our favourite seven reasons why UNISON is so great and below we've got a whole other 10 reasons in a video for you to share. Even Keir Starmer gets in on […]
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- 11 – 17 February 2019
It’s that lovely time of year when we shout about all the reasons we love being a member of a union. The buzz, online visibility and workplace activity generated by the annual #HeartUnions event is the perfect opportunity to pluck up the courage to chat to someone about joining UNISON. Watch our new film (above) […]
And this year, it comes right in the middle of Heart Unions week, an annual celebration of trade unions […]
This was the biggest employment law case in recent history and it was our union that won it. But not all of the successes of our union capture the headlines […]
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- 12 – 18 February 2018
This year it provides the perfect opportunity to win support for a public sector pay rise and get a wider audience involved in our #PayUpNow! campaign. There are so many reasons […]
Women have always been central to trade unions and the fight for a better society. To celebrate International Women’s Day we’ve put together a timeline of some of their key achievements
Let’s remember why we fight together to change our government and our country for the better. But let’s also remember the great, often unseen but absolutely vital, work that unions and trade unionists do unheralded each and every day. Those acts of representation, support and campaigning are the foundations on which our union is built. And there is so much of it to love.
In the months and years ahead, unions will once again fight for the rights of our members and all working people. For the rights we currently have and the rights we deserve. There will be future victories for our movement that will make the lives of millions better.
#heartunions was back for 2017 and the energy and enthusiasm of our members and activists did UNISON proud.
We have a huge amount to be proud of but – understandably in these difficult times – we often dwell only on the difficulties, not the victories; only […]
Facility time, overwork and workplace stress among the big themes as unions engage with employers