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They will be giving out cakes and leaflets to members of the public and also highlighting the unheralded work union reps do every day, fighting […]

in fact across the country. In Wales, local government and public services minister Alun Davies – a member of the UNISON Assembly Member group – took […]

It’s not just the obvious health, local government or education workers. It’s the people keeping our communities safe working in our police forces […]

UNISON president issues call as activists and members get out and about to spread pride in the union

We say, time and time again, that there needs to be decent, quality, well paid part-time work if we are ever to close the gap; that there needs to […]

Date

13 – 19 February 2023

Heart Unions Week is a great chance to share ongoing national, local and workplace campaigns, as well as recent wins. What’s your success story of the year? Tell […]

NHS needs to operate as one team in the interests of joined-up, high-quality patient care

UNISON runs a free immigration advice helpline with Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) - so all members have free legal access to specialist advice on immigration. UNISON members get […]

Live Blog Heart Unions 2017  We know this government is intent on hurting working people so even though #heartunions is over, we can't stop using every […]

Date

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) […]

I spend my days talking to members of the public on the phone, answering their queries on environmental issues, from planning […]

I never thought I’d one day end up affecting government policy... The issue of losing my tax credits was keeping me awake at night. As a single mum I […]

Last year, we said we would fight to end the government’s pay cap and win proper pay rises for all public service workers – the cap has now gone, but […]

As told to Rosa Ellis Share the love this ♡ Unions Week and tell us why you ♡ […]

Union members were asked to nominate their rep of the year in two categories last autumn: outstanding health […]