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Blog: From birth until death, the NHS is there for us all

On its 75th birthday, UNISON commits, again, to fight for Nye Bevan’s vision

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

Blog: Dig out that red envelope and vote ‘yes’ for strike action

We need all of you to have your say, so we can smash through the restrictive anti-trade union ballot thresholds

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

‘We remain strong and defiant’

Christina McAnea salutes a year of successful striking and campaigning, in a rousing conference speech

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

The Future We Want

Labour’s deputy leader, UNISON’s general secretary and a leading UNISON activist – three very influential women – discuss the politics needed to bring about change

Behind the headlines, Magazine on the Magazine site.

Blog: Proud to welcome in Pride

June marks the start of Pride season. Let’s be proud of our achievements over the years on LGBT+ inclusion, and make sure we keep equality at the heart of everything UNISON does.

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

Local government workers are ‘everyday action heroes’

They don’t do it for the prestige, they do it for the difference they can make to people’s lives, every day – its time to recognise their superhuman efforts

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

Blog: Don’t give away your power

It’s down to you to put the right people into positions of responsibility in our union. But hurry – voting closes soon

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

Blog: Honouring Stephen, Doreen and Neville Lawrence

This year, UNISON will be giving Doreen and Neville Lawrence honorary life membership as a mark of respect for their enormous contributions to fight racism across UK society

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

Blog: This is democracy in action

The NEC makes decisions on your behalf and, working collectively, they must put UNISON members’ interests first – please use your vote

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

Blog: Which version of the UK will Jeremy Hunt choose to back?

We’ll be watching closely, and we’ll be ready to take action if the chancellor fails to fix the crisis in pay packets and public services

General Secretary's blog on the UNISON National site.

Blog: Celebrating our Black LGBT+ activists

To all our Black LGBT+ activists past and present, we thank you for your activism and for making our union what it is today

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

Blog: An electric atmosphere at Northern Ireland strikes

‘My message to essential workers in Northern Ireland is that UNISON is 100% behind them all, and that we’re in it for the long haul’

Article, General Secretary on the UNISON National site.

Women are at the heart of UNISON’s industrial action

General secretary Christina McAnea praises the many inspiring women who are leading disputes and negotiations ‘to change lives for the better’

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Blog: A significant step forward for pregnant workers and new parents

UNISON has been working with Dan Jarvis MP on a bill, which just passed its third reading, to provide additional protections in the workplace

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

Blog: Government inaction just leads to more action

The pay crisis that our members are dealing with won’t go away if the government sticks to their current game-plan of ignoring workers and their unions

Article, Blogs, General Secretary on the UNISON National site.