UNISON has been at the heart of developing and campaigning for European legislation – legislation such as European Sharps Directive, which has helped protect nurses, cleaners, ambulance and other NHS…Read more…
Ambulance staff deserve better than this
Ambulance staff don’t take action over poor working conditions lightly. They work hard in difficult circumstances and they know the impact industrial action will have. Yet when many have are asked to…Read more…
Standing up to the “easycouncil”
Our members in Barnet have been at the sharp end, with the council outsourcing anything it can. The spirit shown by our library workers today is a tremendous example to us all – and we will stand by…Read more…
The labour movement comes together for Remain
I joined general secretaries from unions representing millions of working people, the Labour shadow cabinet and Jeremy Corbyn to say unequivocally that if people value our economy, our working rights…Read more…
Unbelievable NHS claims are losing votes for the Brexit brigade
I’m glad that Sarah Wollaston has listened to the concerns of those workers and many others – led by UNISON – over the risk Brexit poses to our public services. And I hope that her comments give…Read more…
Care about the future of our NHS? Then voting Remain is the best choice
If the UK votes for Brexit on 23 June in the hope of a better NHS, what the country will really be voting for is a weaker, poorer, more overstretched service. One where patients can’t help but notice…Read more…
Mike Dempsey – a much missed friend of our union
Everything we achieve today is built on the work of people like Mike Dempsey – and for that we owe him a tremendous debt.
The article Mike Dempsey – a much missed friend of our union first…Read more…
Police shouldn’t spy on unions – and now won’t be allowed to
Given the welcome scrutiny of police failings and cover ups in recent years – including Hillsborough, Orgreave and the scandal of undercover police officers infiltrating legitimate campaigning and…Read more…
United in our condemnation of the ugly rhetoric employed by Brexit campaigners
Although UNISON is encouraging a Remain vote, it’s clear that there are arguments for leaving the EU. But they aren’t being made by the bilious, hate-filled campaigns aiming to drag us into…Read more…
Beware the NHS myths from Gove and the Brexit Bunch
As the economy stutters, more people lose their jobs, tax receipts fall and services are cut, do you trust Michael Gove and Boris Johnson to defend our health service and fund it properly?
The…Read more…
Jeremy Corbyn has adopted a different and welcome tone in the EU debate
Like UNISON, Jeremy Corbyn has long-standing criticisms of the European Union, but also appreciates what membership provides for the British people – especially in terms of workplace rights,…Read more…
Practical, immediate steps to help those in need today
Please do give whatever support you can. Because in different circumstances it could be any of us – any of our families – stood far from home and unable to go back
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If the NHS bursary goes, it will put the future of our health service at risk
At a time when our NHS faces a nursing shortage (due in part to mismanagement and attacks on the profession), the government should be pulling out all of the stops to attract more people into careers…Read more…
Voters in Wales should treat the Brexiters new-found faith in the NHS with extreme caution
The leave campaign’s loudest cheerleaders Boris Johnson and Michael Gove don’t even support a publicly-funded NHS. In the past they’ve backed introducing charges for patients and opening up more…Read more…
Farewell to an old friend
One of the great difficulties of a life in a trade union is losing special people when they pass away
The article Farewell to an old friend first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
The Brexit campaign are peddling utter nonsense on the NHS
In recent weeks those who want us to leave Europe – the Tory headbangers, UKIP and friends – have been claiming that the NHS will get more money if we leave the EU. That’s utter nonsense. These are…Read more…
Tax avoidance – there are few battles that matter more
Avoiding tax is morally wrong, and pulls vital funds away from public services under pressure – not just at home but around the world. Fighting against tax avoidance is imperative, but it is not a…Read more…
Building workplaces fit for the future
Jeremy Corbyn has rightly identified the issues that we’re fighting to eliminate each and every day – massive wage disparity between those at the top and the bottom, poverty pay and insecure work….Read more…
Queen’s Speech: A failure to tackle the real problems Britain faces
A Conservative Party at war with itself, already out of ideas little over a year on from election day and a Prime Minister so afraid of his own shadow that he’s abandoned any semblance of a serious…Read more…
3 key reasons why we’re recommending UNISON members vote to remain in Europe
We won’t be telling UNISON members how to vote, because that’s not how we operate. But we will be encouraging members to use their vote, and letting them know why we’re recommending a vote to…Read more…