UNISON urges members to sign petition calling on UK to accept responsibilities and allow children on their own to come to UK
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UNISON wins Mumsnet
We’re big fans of Mumsnet at UNISON, and following a discussion thread about our public service champions campaign last week, we’re even bigger fans.
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A life less ordinary
Women in prisons, suicide and domestic violence. Just a few of the issues Margaret McKee works on
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Breast cancer, my union and me
Liz Potter was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in the summer of 2013 at the age of 49.
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A matter of life and death
The NHS is continually criticised by its government regulator for being in the red – but it’s the beleaguered services that really matter
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Finding a way through Brexit
As the UK wonders what happens next in a post-Brexit world, UNISON is acting now
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A positive frame of mind
Mindfulness is a meditative technique that helps us cope with everyday stress
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May The Force Be With You
Shaun McDermott is a PCSO on the community beat. His way of relaxing with the kids involves going to a galaxy far, far away…
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You’ll never walk alone with Eric
Eric Roberts looks forward to a year as the president of ‘the best union in the country’
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‘My mum has Alzheimer’s and I have haemophilia’: why homecare matters
Omar Ramadan has severe haemophilia – a disorder that impairs the body’s ability to control blood clotting – and he cares for his mother who has Alzheimer’s.
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Young people change history – here’s how
The history of young people and social movements
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The Trade Union Bill – how we campaigned for key changes
This week the Trade Union Bill went back to the House of Commons. We didn’t manage to defeat the entire Bill but we did manage to remove several elements of it that would have irrevocably damaged the…Read more…
‘An inconsequential little protest’
Graeme Ellis didn’t expect that a very personal gesture of protest would help pave the way for the government’s budget u-turn on cuts to disabled people
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Keeping the home fires burning
All in a day’s work for the National Grid shift control engineer
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Celebrating our health heroes
National Skills Academy for Health director Candace Miller explains how it supports and celebrates healthcare support workers
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Beat the bullies
As a UNISON survey reveals rampant bullying in the police service, Maureen Le Marinel explains how she got through her own ‘awful’ experience
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The truth about the cuts
UNISON members describe how cuts to services are affecting both themselves and the people in their care
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♡ UNISON: the union launched me on a learning journey
Louise Evans says the first step is the hardest, but the climb gets a little easier with each step you take
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♡ UNISON: it’s helping me to help others
Jane Collier is an occupational therapist and branch education officer at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital
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Women and trade unions
Women have always been central to trade unions and the fight for a more equal society. To celebrate International Women’s Day we’ve put together a timeline of some of the key dates for women and the trade union movement.
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