Fast, comprehensive and accessible testing, and the ongoing, ample supply of protective kit are among measures that must be in place for the NHS to be opened up safely as the UK begins to ease the lockdown, say health unions today (Friday)
Sarah: More members means more voices that can be heard. It’s important that the views of NHS workers are heard as well as politicians. Ben Martin (Southampton District Branch, Local […]
After a year spent fighting COVID-19 on the wards, NHS nurses are ‘running on empty’
The collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh shocked the world – since then, UNISON has helped the garment workers fight for their rights
This year, 2020 has also been designated the ‘International Year of the Nurse’ to mark the bicentenary of Florence Nightingale’s birth
Local government spending cuts have left councils in the South West unable to meet the needs of local communities and, in some cases, are putting the public at risk. A survey, released to coincide with the union’s local government conference, reveals that eight in ten (82%) of council workers have no confidence in the future […]
Site Safety Although Eon are not looking to get everyone back into the various sites and offices immediately, it is important planning takes place to ensure workplaces are as safe as possible for when employees start to return. These preparations are currently taking place, and UNISON health and safety representatives have been visiting sites along […]
Mayor introduces risk assessments for Black, Asian and minority ethnic staff as part of efforts to tackle Covid-19 inequality Risk assessments consider physical and mental health of vulnerable staff, with support for BAME employees, those with pre-existing health conditions and older workers Part of a series of measures across the GLA family to help those […]
We at UNISON Digital know that a lot of our colleagues across the country are asked to tweet events, often without having received any guidance on how to do so. This short guide will help equip you with the basics. Before the event: choosing your hashtag and raising awareness You didn’t think live tweeting an event […]
Today we are excited to be able to share with you our newest creation – the #HeartUNISON prize draw animation
The past 12 months of pandemic would have been very different without UNISON members keeping bus stations open and water in our homes
How can we better know what types of people are UNISON members to make sure we engage them better?
Four new films illustrate why social work is important and why being in a union is vital too
UNISON North West launched a new audio podcast, Organising to Win, in May 2016, following our second successful annual Skills for Strength organising convention held on 2 March. The convention brought together UNISON North West activists with other trade unionists from across our movement and the world, to discuss how we can build union organisation in […]
Building a new South East region website makes me hopeful for the region’s digital future – and that of UNISON more broadly.
