If branches wish to purchase face coverings, they must not be branded and it must be clear that that are not PPE and should not be worn for work
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If branches wish to purchase face coverings, they must not be branded and it must be clear that that are not PPE and should not be worn for work
The article Guidance for branches on purchasing face…Read more…
Our Black members deserve so much better
The article Blog: This Black History Month, we won’t go back to the old normal first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UNISON disabled and LGBT+ activist Louise Ashworth looks back at 10 years of the Equality Act
The article Blog: Ten years of the Equality Act and still fighting first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
UNISON makes submission to the government’s comprehensive spending review
The article Taking UNISON’s demands to the Treasury first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Westminster government’s testing priority list only includes ‘teachers’ for education in England, forgetting the rest of the education team
The article Petition launches to get COVID tests for all…Read more…
“As a black woman, the risk seemed too high. But when I think about how worried the doctors were about me, I realised what a mistake I’d made…
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I started feeling unwell at the end of August. Initially, it was just lethargy that I put do…Read more…
UNISON is committed to making sure that workers’ rights are at the centre of procurement – looking after the workers who make the equipment that helps keep our members safe – and is running training…Read more…
‘It just feels like a ticking time bomb until there’s a big outbreak here. Since the students came back, it feels like I’m on the frontline’
The article University staff speak out about COVID-19…Read more…
Pay, working hours and the threat from Covid-19 are major concerns
The article Survey reveals staff fears ahead of universities reopening first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Campaign group We Own It wants people to invite their MP to join the toast on Friday, to build support for a proper, public track and trace system
The article Raise a toast to public track and trace…Read more…
UNISON’s general secretary calls today’s public service workers the ‘new giants’ of the labour movement
The article Prentis urges Labour to commit to a ‘new deal’ for public services first appeared…Read more…
Since UNISON launched Be on the safe side campaign to recruit new health and safety reps this summer, over 1,000 members have come forward
The article UNISON recruits record numbers of health and…Read more…
An active and vital union, supporting our fabulous members
The article Blog: A union with plenty to shout about first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Health staff across the UK are entering a second day of campaigning, urging the government to give every NHS worker an early pay rise of at least £2,000
The article NHS staff say…Read more…
Online event will take the place of cancelled conference and will be centred around social care and the need for a national care service
The article Retired members’ committee announces care…Read more…
Support workers at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) have voted overwhelmingly to take action to save jobs
The article SOAS staff to strike against cuts first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
UNISON members address virtual TUC congress, highlighting the impact on workers of the COVID-19 pandemic
The article UNISON president calls for a ‘global recovery’ after the pandemic…Read more…
Plan needed for care homes and infection control fund must be extended
The article Government mustn’t sleepwalk into further care home catastrophe, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
UNISON has launched a COVID-19 workplace exposure questionnaire in partnership with Thompsons solicitors
The article Have you contracted COVID-19 at work? Let us know first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
The results from UNISON’s annual equalities survey are in, and after 8,825 responses including from Black, disabled, women and LGBT+ members, one of the most contentious topics is working from…Read more…