UNISON will always stand up to those who seek to privatise our NHS – or any public service. The ideological push to dismantle the health service and put it into the hands of those who care more about…Read more…
‘I almost cried with joy’
Campaigners are one step closer to overturning the wrongful convictions of 24 building workers arrested for trade union activity in the early 1970s.
The Shrewsbury 24 Campaign, supported and funded…Read more…
Mexico to recover bodies of miners killed in 2006 blast
Mock coffins, symbolising the 65 miners who died in an explosion at Grupo Mexico’s Pasta de Conchos coal mine, are displayed at the Angel of the Independence monument during a protest to mark…Read more…
Help Labour Win Today – Unions together
You have until 10PM Hi John -Today there are important local elections in many parts of England. Do you have a spare hour to help get the Labour vote out? Click below…Read more…
May Day!
Happy May Day to all the Workers in the World!Read more…
Sweet deal
About 1,000 workers working for iconic chocolate maker Cadbury have accepted a three year pay deal, which Unite said was ‘a good package in uncertain times’. The employees at the Cadbury…Read more…
Waiting lists threat
The shake-up of the cervical screening services used by tens of thousands of women in England every year has done nothing to qualm the fears of staff about job security and the mounting backlog for…Read more…
Gov’t grants British Steel loan
British Steel workers and their colleagues in the supply chain will be breathing a sigh of relief Unite said today (May 1) after the government confirmed it was giving the steel maker a loan to help…Read more…
‘Full blown’ health visitor crisis?
The dramatic fall in health visitors has reached a new low NHS data shows, prompting calls for an urgent recruitment drive to bring ailing services back to health. Responding to NHS Digital…Read more…
‘Bullied, overworked and underpaid’
Unite has lodged a formal complaint to the United Nations Global Compact today (May 1) over the ‘unethical’ anti- trade union behaviour of the world’s fourth largest and richest hotel chain,…Read more…
HE employers make final pay offer
UNISON’s service group executive will meet on 7 May to decide response and consultation procedures
The article HE employers make final pay offer first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
‘A struggle that never ends’
Millions of people have taken to the streets in countries across the world today on May Day (May 1) in the largest celebration of working-class solidarity and achievements in the world. In…Read more…
Welcoming new members to our unions: TUC Digital Lab workshop report
The first TUC Digital Lab workshop (Friday 26th April) focused on using digital channels to welcome new members to our unions. Colleagues from different roles across 14 unions came together for a…Read more…
Blog: For UNISON, the local elections are massive. Don’t forget to vote
For those working in local services, these elections decide who runs the local councils who employ them or manage their services. A change in council leadership can mean the difference between jobs…Read more…
UK’s biggest academy chain faces vote of no confidence from staff
Education unions representing staff at Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) – the largest academy chain in the UK – are today (Wednesday) launching a ballot asking if employees have confidence in the…Read more…
Hospital catering workers strike on May Day
Outsourced Doncaster and Bassetlaw hospital members plan 11 days of strikes in May to win health service pay rise
The article Hospital catering workers strike on May Day first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…