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Companies must be held to account when they fail to prevent abuses and harms

Dave Prentis urges members to march in London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast ahead of UN climate change talks

1. Read this If you don't know where to start with the week, read this feature where two UNISON green activists explain why the week is so […]

In his ‘day job’, Charan deals with improving environmental awareness among businesses and communities, as well as environmental regulatory compliance, audits and enforcement. An active […]

They have taken strike action to ensure their issues are recognised by the public – and by their employer. “Our members will not be pushed from pillar to post – they want action from […]

Tony Wright, chair of UNISON’s policy development and campaign committee, attended the COP28 as part of the International Trade Union Confederation delegation

They have lost a fifth of their pay, in real terms, since 2009, delegates at UNISON’s water, environment and transport conference in […]

Demonstrations and marches cancelled after Paris attacks

“The water companies extract huge amounts of water for drinking water supply, and we have industries and agriculture abstracting water for processes, cooling and irrigation: so how […]

Find out how your branch can take part in the UK Big Green Week and in Scotland, at Stop Climate Chaos. Be part of Green UNISON Use hashtags #GreenUnison in Twitter and Facebook […]

As part of Green UNISON Week, members across the regions supported the school climate strikes and took action themselves

This includes looking at: delivering new models of care; medicines and the supply chain; transport and travel; catering; decarbonising […]

The action will take the form of work to rule and includes: only working contracted hours; taking all scheduled breaks and having […]

Marking 70 years since the worst environmental disaster in modern UK history, parliamentarians gathered to discuss the issues facing the Environment Agency

World Environment Day comes in the midst of a pandemic – and coronavirus has brought unexpected lessons for a better future