UNISON’s Empowering Women – Live! online event begins with speeches from general secretary Christina McAnea and deputy leader of the Labour Party Angela Rayner
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Providing care near the end of life, yet still undervalued and underpaid
Clap for carers was a ‘cute idea’, but care workers would rather be paid properly for what they do
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Women on frontline feeling pressures at work and home during pandemic, says UNISON
Christina McAnea says government needs to step up with funding and support to make their working lives easier
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Blog: UNISON delivers stunning blow on exit payments
Head of local government Jon Richards looks back at the latest Westminster U-turn – this time, after a legal challenge to its unfair plans
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Unions call for a ’substantial’ pay rise for council and school workers
Three local government unions have today (Monday) submitted a pay claim for 2021/22, which they say begins to redress a decade of cuts and recognises the key role played in the pandemic by…Read more…
Government exit payment rethink will bring relief to millions of public sector workers
Flawed regulations threatened to blight the retirement of millions
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Help us keep on helping our members
Branches can help There for You be there for them as the pandemic continues
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Vaccinate, don’t hesitate!
UNISON’s junior vice president, James Anthony, answers questions about being vaccinated against COVID-19
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Vaccine booking system now open to frontline care workers
UNISON welcomes announcement that care workers who haven’t had a dose yet can make an appointment
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Undoing the NHS market a necessary step, but absence of a plan for social care disappointing
A well-funded national care service that mirrors the NHS is needed now
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UNISON calls for lockdown halt to non-essential water work
In a letter to the water minister, UNISON says that revised COVID-19 guidance on close contacts means the government should tell the water industry to pause some work.
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Your safety at work is our priority
Union will push government to prioritise the ‘forgotten key workers’ in the vaccine rollout
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UNISON’s 2021 summer conferences move online
Union’s NEC hears that it is not possible to commit to usual schedule due to ongoing COVID-19 disruption
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Government responds to McCloud pension consultation
The Government has published its response which sought views on the proposed remedy option for correcting the unlawful discrimination determined in the Court of Appeal’s McCloud judgement.
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UNISON urges HSE to improve COVID guidance for employers
The union is highlighting the particular risk to vulnerable workers
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Blog: Why Heart Unions Week is so important
Heart Unions week isn’t silly self-indulgence – it’s a chance for us to grow, be stronger and achieve more for our members
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Government failings over protective kit meant lives were lost
Care workers were forced make their own safety kit, buy it themselves or go without
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Remembering LGBT+ history – and those who are struggling today
LGBT+ History Month is more important than ever, as the pandemic adds to the isolation felt by many LGBT+ people as a result of their gender identity or sexuality
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Help to save a piece of our industrial heritage
A former UNISON president is leading the appeal to save the home of the Durham Miners’ Association – one of the “100 irreplaceable buildings” in the UK
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Pay staff fairly to tackle care recruitment crisis
Care work is fulfilling but tough and isn’t to be taken on a whim
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