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Solidarity with Colombians as COVID compounds crisis

There is still time for branches to make donations to the president’s charity

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

President tells women’s conference: unions make lives better

Gordon McKay urges activists to continue the fight against Conservative policies that knowingly hurt working people

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

‘You don’t achieve anything in the movement by yourself’

UNISON’s new president Gordon McKay talks about his ambitions for his year in office

Magazine, moving on the UNISON National site.

‘You don’t achieve anything in the movement by yourself’

UNISON’s new president Gordon McKay talks about his ambitions for his year in office

Magazine, UNISON people on the Magazine site.

What would you do?

Ayrshire mental health nurse Gordon Mckay knew he had to act when he saw a colleague reduced to tears by a manager in the 1990s – now he’s the union president

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON elects mental health nurse from Scotland as president

UNISON’s National Executive Council (NEC) has elected Gordon McKay, a mental health nurse from Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, as president at the union’s annual national conference in Brighton. Gordon started working for the NHS in 1987 and joined UNISON’s predecessor, NUPE, on the same day. Gordon, who has been part of the presidential team for a year, […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

‘I see first-hand how lack of funding is harming the NHS’

UNISON president and hospital catering assistant Margaret McKee gives rousing speech to women’s conference

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Remembering our president and friend Eric Roberts

General secretary Dave Prentis speaks at funeral, recalling Eric as ‘a man who inspired happiness, loyalty, good memories and love’

Article on the UNISON National site.

NEC pays tribute to Eric Roberts

‘We should make Eric proud by continuing on in the union – let’s make and keep this the best union’

Article on the UNISON National site.

Remembering Eric

I will miss his honesty. I will miss his infectious personality. But most of all I will miss his friendship. Eric Roberts was a good man who gave so much to so many people. Eric said upon his election as President that UNISON was the “best union in the country”, but the truth is that Eric was the best of us.

General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.

‘We must fight for facility time – for our members and for our services’

UNISON president Eric Roberts tells TUC unions must make the case for a system which gets better outcomes for union members and employers

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Chilcot report: UNISON statement

Joint statement from general secretary Dave Prentis and president Eric Roberts

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

You’ll never walk alone with Eric

Eric Roberts looks forward to a year as the president of ‘the best union in the country’

Magazine on the UNISON National site.

New presidential team announced

UNISON’s new president is Eric Roberts, it was announced today. He is joined on the presidential team by Carol Sewell and the newest vice president, Margaret McKee

Article on the UNISON National site.

President says it’s been tough, but we’ve achieved so much

Wendy Nichols opens national delegate conference, reminding delegates that hard work has had a massive effect over the last year

Article on the UNISON National site.