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Facility time, overwork and workplace stress among the big themes as unions engage with employers

Delegates declare its time to act as charity, care and housing workers experience assaults

During Heart UNISON week it’s worth remembering that while taking strike action is never easy, the results can make a huge difference to people’s lives

Health and safety saves lives, and UNISON reps are at the forefront of that work

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

More than 75% of school buildings in Britain contain asbestos. Are you at risk?

UNISON is relaunching a survey on stress to gauge the impact of austerity on members

UNISON is celebrating the sterling work of our health and safety reps with an awards ceremony to highlight what they do

Three UNISON members working in a care home received compensation totalling £60,000 after being attacked and assaulted by a service user

Employers must do more to support workers with cancer – that was the message at a UNISON health and safety fringe event at the union’s national delegate conference last week, as the union launched its campaign ‘cancer in the workplace’

Chef left permanently injured after fall at work

Labour conference vigil calls on government to fund research into mesothelioma

Four in 10 workers believe that work-related stress is not handled well by their employers

Thursday 24 April marks the first anniversary of the collapse of Rana Plaza, when 1,138 people lost their lives and 2,000 more were injured as the unsafe building collapsed

Health and safety failings to blame for library assistant’s chronic back pain