UNISON centre sign

Reserved (low pay) seat threshold for 2025

The cut-off wage for election to reserved (low pay) seats in the union rises to £13.56 an hour

Members at a Liveability special education school in Poole, Dorset, taking strike action over low pay

Poole education members strike over low pay

Members at the Victoria Education Centre voted for action by 97% in an 81% turnout

UNISON sign at the union's centre in London

Reserved (low pay) seat threshold for 2024

The cut-off wage for election to reserved (low pay) seats in the union rises to £12.70 an hour

UNISON logo, with "the public service union" below it

UNISON’s reserved (low pay) seat threshold for 2023

The cut-off wage for election to reserved (low pay) seats in the union rises to £11.80 an hour.

Christina McAnea

Squeezing wages won’t halt soaring living costs, says UNISON 

Christina McAnea says government must deliver the cash for above-inflation wage rises

Blog: Fair pay for low-paid workers

Pay for some of the country’s lowest-paid workers increases from today, but for many key workers a decent wage for an essential job is still a dream

‘Getting actively involved with UNISON … got me out of the abyss’

Delegates applauded Charmaine Blaze at the Black members’ conference today, when she movingly described how UNISON helped her secure a managerial role at NHS Scotland after years of being under-employed, under-valued and lacking career progression. She observed that, for Black women in particular, the gender pay gap is “less of a gap and more of […]

UNISON campaigning for a living wage graphic

School staff win living wage

Lowest paid support staff receive at least £9 an hour in Cheshire West from the start of this month

Glasgow women mark victory in equal pay fight with rally at Glasgow City Chambers

‘We won’ – Glasgow women celebrate equal pay

City Chambers rally greets council’s ratification of £548m deal to compensate for years of unequal pay

Public shows support for university workers facing pay cut

University of Leicester security workers’ petition attracts nearly 1,000 signatures in days – why not add your support?

UNISON campaigning for a living wage graphic

Living wage rises to £9 an hour – and £10.55 in London

Announcement of new rates marks the start of Living Wage Week

A great October

UNISON members win in the courts and through industrial action

UNISON balloon and flag on the 23 October Glasgow equal pay march

Glasgow equal pay talks resume after successful strike

‘The dedication to the cause of UNISON members has been incredible, and it’s been matched by the incredible strength shown by those taking action’.

Two placards, the top is purple with the words 'OFFICIAL PICKET' in white capital letters, and the bottom half is white, with the UNISON logo on

Glasgow: strikers speak out

‘The women are standing up,’ say Glasgow equal pay claimants on eve of strike

European unions call for solidarity with Glasgow women

Equal pay victory ‘would be an inspiration to millions of other women fighting for better pay’.