Another top-down reorganisation is not the start to the new year that NHS staff in England were expecting.
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Another top-down reorganisation is not the start to the new year that NHS staff in England were expecting.
The article Fixing the NHS staffing crisis should be the government’s priority, says UNISON…Read more…
Several of the government’s proposed anti-protest laws have been thrown out of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
The article Lords reject government’s anti-protest crackdown plans first…Read more…
Looking back on my first year as general secretary, I am as determined now as I was a year ago to deliver on my promises to you
The article Blog: “Busy, demanding, and unpredictable – I…Read more…
Pay and the pandemic continue to dominate UNISON’s work, the first NEC of the year heard today
The article NEC vows to continue campaigning on pay first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
As Black members’ conference is cancelled, higher education and women’s conferences move online. See full details here
The article Conference updates – spring 2022 first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Help to celebrate the wider healthcare workers that support our NHS and help raise awareness of their vital contributions
The article It’s time to vote for your Health Heroes of 2022 first appeared…Read more…
The Holocaust Memorial Trust has produced free guides and resources to help your UNISON branch organise events and activities
The article Mark this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day with a focus…Read more…
Background In late 2021, new regulations were agreed by parliament making it unlawful for an employer delivering Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulated activities, to deploy an unvaccinated worker…Read more…
Why 2022 is ‘an exciting opportunity to showcase the skills, experience and qualities that disabled people bring to the workplace and to society’
The article Introducing the year of disabled workers…Read more…
Employers are using desperate measures to cope with desperate times. But stretching dwindling numbers every thinner cannot solve this staffing crisis.
The article NHS staff-shortage crisis needs…Read more…
Hard-working staff across the company will be devastated as they anxiously await their fate
The article Ovo job cuts devastating for staff and worrying for consumers, says UNISON first appeared on…Read more…
As Boris Johnson and others partied, UNISON members were fighting to save people’s lives and keep them safe – and nothing will ever erase that knowledge
The article Blog: It doesn’t get more…Read more…
UNISON has written to the 20 biggest catering companies to urge that they review their sick pay policies in order to help keep staff and pupils safe
The article Low sick pay is leaving school meals…Read more…
UNISON members are encouraged to take action against new legislation, which will drastically impact our right to protest
The article Take action against the new police bill first appeared on the…Read more…
‘UK public procurement has continued to be stained by forced labour and union busting’
The article UNISON supports legal challenge over UK’s use of PPE suppliers first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
UNISON’s annual local service champions awards celebrate the local authority workers who go above and beyond to serve their communities
The article It’s time to nominate your local service champion…Read more…
Unsafe practices and inappropriate arrangements to cover for teachers aren’t the way to protect education.
The article Government guidance for schools increases Covid risk and threatens…Read more…
To UNISON and our predecessor unions Desmond Tutu was and is an inspiration
The article Archbishop Desmond Tutu first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
A properly-funded staffing plan is the single most important step ministers can take to relieve pressures over the next few years.
The article NHS ‘running on empty’ because government refuses to…Read more…
Public service workers were already under huge strain to maintain services and Omicron absences have ratcheted the pressure to new levels.
The article Testing changes must not be used in isolation,…Read more…