Health and safety saves lives, and UNISON reps are at the forefront of that work
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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
Figures released by the Office for National Statistics show that days lost due to sickness absence fell in 2013
Health and safety developments help to improve situation, although UNISON stresses that there are still things to fight for
UNISON asks mobile workers to send experiences of needing access to toilets for health and safety campaign.