Thank you days for key workers and birthday celebrations for the NHS are great – but what really matters is an increase in pay
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Blog: Why we will always stand with the Windrush generation
Tuesday is Windrush Day. But instead of enjoying a day of celebration, the Windrush generation are still fighting for justice
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Blog: Why G7 leaders need to work much harder on vaccine access
The US donation of half a billion vaccines may sound impressive – but it’s a drop in the ocean. Vaccine manufacturing rights need to be freed up now
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Blog: During Pride, let’s recommit to act for LGBT+ equality
June is Pride month. Though not many of us are in central London to see it, the UNISON Centre is rainbow-lit in celebration. It’s a time for joy. LGBT+ people and communities face layers of…Read more…
Blog: Levelling up the forgotten frontline
Our local government workers deserve no less credit and applause than health workers – and they deserve fair pay now
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Blog: The UK government must act on planned Palestinian evictions
UNISON condemns the violence in East Jerusalem, regrets the loss of life on both sides and calls again on the Israeli government to comply with international law
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Blog: Your safety is paramount as we start to return to workplaces
As lockdown restrictions ease and workplaces open up, we need to make sure our staff are kept safe
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Blog: Be part of the solution
Democracy is at UNISON’s heart – and the more of you that vote, the better your union can represent you and be representative of you
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Blog: Voting for fair pay on 6 May
Many of our members are not looking for special treatment or favours – all we want is due process and proper negotiations that result in fair pay
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Blog: Friends with benefits
Concern over the use of lobbying continues to grow with this government. Reform is needed now and the sleaze must stop
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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
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Blog: the fight goes on for fairness in social care pay
UNISON will continue campaigning with renewed vigour for the major reform that the care sector so desperately needs
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Blog: This worrying attack on free speech and the right to protest
The point of a demonstration is to be heard and to have an impact – the explicit aim of the Policing, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill seems to be to minimise any impact
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Blog: To walk without fear
The abduction and murder of Sarah Everard has jump-started a conversation about how it can be acceptable that so many women experience fear so often
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Blog: The government misses a golden opportunity on NHS pay
Insulting 1% pay offer doesn’t recognise efforts of those fighting COVID for over a year, and will lead to an exodus of loyal staff while doing nothing to attract new recruits
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Blog: We’re not martyrs, we’re fighting for change
This International Women’s Day we’ll all be ‘choosing to challenge’ – just as we always do in UNISON
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Blog: Challenging racism matters to every branch
This Saturday, 27 February, the TUC and trade unions will be holding an online conference, From COVID-19 to #BlackLivesMatter – Fighting for an Anti-Racist Workplace. The conference will hear from…Read more…
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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Blog: Now is the time to end this national scandal
Care workers need a living wage and the country needs a national care service. It’s time to Pay Fair for Care
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Blog: The moral case for vaccine access
I’ve written to the UK government urging it to end its opposition to making COVID vaccines available to all
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