March was a momentous month for UNISON members – not least because of a proposed revamp of NHS pay that could benefit a million health workers.
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Nursing by association
There’s a new breed of healthcare professional coming. Say hello to the nursing associate…
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Every Child Matters
UNISON members in the fostering recruitment team at Manchester City Council talk about their task
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How to… get marching
UNISON campaigns officer Carol Rawlings offers some expert advice on getting the most out of marches and demonstrations
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Legal Eagles
Behind the scenes with our award-winning lawyers
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We liberate the mind, we liberate the land
Comedian Mark Thomas and two aspiring stand-ups from Palestine, Faisal Abu Alhayjaa and Alaa Shehada, talk about a new show that dares to find the comedy in occupation
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How UNISON has helped beat the January blues
The union kicked off 2018 with a month of individual successes, stirring calls to action and an ingenious new campaign. And that was just in January. Here’s our ‘hi 5’ highlights
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Inside the NHS’s winter crisis
The nation is in panic over the so-called ‘winter crisis’ in the NHS. But according to paramedic and UNISON member Jason Anderson, such pressures have become “the norm” for health staff on the…Read more…
The year ahead: this is what we’ll be doing
UNISON members from the union’s executive look ahead at what we can expect, and what your union is planning, for the next 12 months
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This is what we do – top 8 brilliant things from 2017
It’s impossible to review UNISON’s year and do justice to all the amazing things UNISON’s activists and members get up to. So, we haven’t tried. Instead here are 8 pretty important, awesome things…Read more…
Ms Smith Goes to Westminster
Former UNISON president Eleanor Smith reflects on an historic general election victory and her first months as an MP
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The timeline of a crime
You call 999, you’re put through to someone, the police arrive… But of course, it’s never as simple as that
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The goalie fighting to save dreams
After a starry career on the pitch, Everton and Wales footballing legend Neville Southall is now a UNISON member, working to help struggling youngsters
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Having the confidence to help
For teaching assistant Hasmita Dhamelia, a UNISON course to build confidence led to a new role – as a UNISON rep
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Engineering a better society
Single mum Magda Lezama is a senior Leeds council engineer, a rambler, a wine enthusiast and a UNISON activist.
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How to… picture this
It’s great to have photographs to use in your campaigning work. But how can you make the best impression with your pictures?
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The Sound of Public Services
A UNISON trio are balancing their public service jobs with a new role – as rock stars
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Fighting for the right to nurse
Emily Heron had already given up one dream, in order to care for her stricken father.
Now dream – to become a nurse – is being thwarted by the government
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Employment tribunal fees: the story behind our success
How UNISON won the most significant judicial intervention in the history of British employment law
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Football and politics can mix…
Liam Rosenior is a footballer with a conscious and with some strong opinions about racism, public service workers and the kind of football manager Jeremy Corbyn would be
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