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Some of UNISON’s lowest-paid women members are representing the needs of fellow workers from different levels of the union’s leadership

The nomination period is about to open for this year’s service group executive elections

Nominations open on 29 January and end on 2 March

Ballots for contested seats on the union’s seven service group executives open on Monday 11 April when ballot papers start being despatched to members

The election procedures and materials will be available to download from the UNISON website in early January 2016, and the link will be notified through eFocus.

 They will also […]

The results of the by-elections for the executive committees of the police and justice, and local government service groups

With challenging behaviour from pupils on the increase, UNISON has published a new guide to help school support staff manage challenging behaviour

The report – produced for UNISON by the New Policy Institute – looks at the help that the water industry gives its low income […]

UNISON health members across England will be on picket lines on Monday 24 Novermber for a four-hour stoppage.

UNISON comments on new rules which fails to set minimum standards for food in the NHS

Strike action ballot papers are being despatched today to 350,000 UNISON NHS workers in England. Nurses, paramedics, therapists, cooks,cleaners, healthcare assistants and admin staff are being asked to vote yes for industrial action in a dispute over pay.

A UNISON survey of 1,700 local government and school support workers has painted a picture of a demoralised workforce that feels locked out of the so-called economic recovery

The Government’s confirmation that the NHS PRB will not be required to make recommendations on pay awards for Agenda for Change staff for 2015/16, is a “slap in the face to NHS staff” said UNISON today.

A HMIC report released today bears out UNISON research showing that more than 3,500 front line police community support officer (PCSO) jobs in England have gone since 2010

The prospect of £2bn in NHS funding a massive blow for patients and staff