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Across the country, members join together to celebrate trade unions

The issue of losing my tax credits was keeping me awake at night: as a single mum I didn’t know how I was going to provide for my family

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

When they refused, this became the pretext for sacking one of the workers. As a result, 1,400 women and girls immediately walked out. The matchmakers' union strike […]

If the Conservatives have their way, low-paid workers in particular – a majority of who are women may lose representation and these are exactly the […]

I work with people who have memory problems. I’m a community psychiatric nurse so I go to the homes of people who have Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia

Annette is a medical secretary in Scotland who loves that UNISON stands up for the whole NHS

I spend my days talking to members of the public on the phone, answering their queries on environmental issues, from planning and environmental health to housing repairs like a broken toilet

Health and safety rep of the year awards highlight key work of union and our reps

‘UNISON has backed me up … has encouraged me to become the person I am’

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 […]

UNISON is a group of people having the same interests and the same cause

I first got involved with UNISON because I had a workplace issue; I was accused of stealing something from the organisation I used to work at

You have three loves: your family, your partner, and then the movement that you would do anything for

My job is to support people with learning difficulties to live in the community independently.