We want to keep getting bigger – ensuring that even more people get the support, organisation and representation that UNISON provides.
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Blog: We have to work together, and take our fight out into the country
Of course, this election will determine our country’s future, but that can’t only be about Brexit. It has to be about the huge issues that are a matter of life and death for millions of people. As I…Read more…
We will always fight for local services
As the biggest local government union in the country, we will always fight for local services – and for the funding that’s needed to provide them. So it was fantastic to see so many people getting…Read more…
Blog: A backwards step
Today Boris Johnson has unveiled a new deal on Brexit – and our unions’s position is clear, it’s a bad one for working people.
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Blog: Our demands – condemning the invasion and suspending the arms trade
We stand with the Kurdish community and other minorities already suffering in the region who will be the victims of this further destabilisation.
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Our union are at the forefront of fighting the far-right
Our union has always been at the forefront of fighting the hatred of the far right in our communities – that’s why we’re proud supporters of HOPE not hate. So I’m delighted to have become a patron of…Read more…
Blog: Our union will continue to stand with the WASPI women
Recently the fight has gone to the courts. Yet today the High Court ruled against them. This is a terrible blow for the millions of women who will have been hoping for a very different outcome.
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Blog: Climate change is the greatest single threat humanity faces
The NEC declared this week UNISON Green week and up and down the country our branches have responded. From canteen stalls, solidarity selfies, new volunteers for branch green reps, tree planting and…Read more…
Blog: Incredible UNISON women leading the way
These are just some of the incredible UNISON women leading the way not only in our union, but across our labour movement. Their successes are something that we should be proud of and shout loudly…Read more…
Blog: We need Parliament to be recalled to stop no deal Brexit once and for all
The government will play every trick in the book and even plan to break the law if it means getting the result they want. We cannot let them succeed.
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Blog: Privatisation demeans, damages and destroys – lets bring services back in house where they belong
Privatisation demeans, damages and destroys. Privatisation was never a necessity, nor will it ever be. The toxic mix of privatisation and austerity was a political choice, but there is an alternative…Read more…
Blog: We can’t let No Deal Brexit wreck our NHS
Parliament has spoken out loudly and clearly against a disastrous No Deal Brexit, yet Boris Johnson and his government still appear determined to crash the UK out of the EU without a deal. For…Read more…
Blog: This should send a chill down the spine of everyone who cares for democracy
The planned closure of Parliament, at a time of constitutional crisis, is the sort of manoeuvre more suited to a corrupt tin-pot dictatorship
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Blog: A brilliant branch building on their many strengths
Today I saw people from different backgrounds with different talents and different skills coming together to support public service workers. These activists were professional, loyal and committed – a…Read more…
Blog: Our union fighting and winning for working people in the courts
At a time of real uncertainty for public services with a No Deal Brexit looming on the horizon, these victories make me so proud of our union, and what we can achieve together.
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Blog: Money spent on public service workers and their pay is money well spent
At this time of real insecurity, it’s time the government provided much needed funds across the whole public sector, before further long-lasting and avoidable damage is caused
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Blog: Fighting for the future of council housing
I was brought up in a council house in inner-city Leeds. I know that council housing is vital to our country’s future, because like millions of people it’s part of my own life story and I know what a…Read more…
Blog: Durham shows that our movement remains vital
Like Tolpuddle, Burston and other fantastic labour movement events, Durham is about both our movement’s past and our future. As the Durham Miners’ motto says “the past we inherit, the future we…Read more…
Blog: Fighting for that radical Labour government our members need
I know that our Labour Link will remain vital in fighting for our union’s politics within Labour. Influencing, convincing and fighting for that radical Labour government our members need. But it’s…Read more…
Blog: Respect Your Youth
As we continue to grow as a union, getting young members more involved will continue to be a priority – the #RespectYourYouth Charter launched in Wales is a great example of how our union can do…Read more…