Reform UK has pledged to rip up legal protections for workers and renters.Reform are proposing a so-called “Great Repeal Bill” to scrap rights secured in the Employment Rights Act – rights that millions of working people have …Read more…
Workers Memorial Day 28 April 2026: 12 Noon (tbc) “Clasping Hands” Statue, 3 Mills Green, Stratford
“Remember the Dead, Fight for the Living”The Greater London UNISON Housing Associations branch will be marking again, International Worker’s Memorial Day, with a wreath laying event at the “Clasping Hands” Statue in 3 Mills Green, Stratford, Newh…Read more…
Your TUC guide to new Employment Rights 2026
JG A fantastic victory for the Labour Movement. Our Labour Party political and trade union industrial wings working together to benefit all workers. More please more. The Employment Rights Act 2025 repeals major parts of the Trade Union Act …Read more…
Every worker needs a union. Have you joined one yet?
Every worker needs a union. Have you joined one yet? https://lnkd.in/ejAkzRHF#HeartUnionsLast day of Love Unions Week 2026. Check out this TUC web site to find out which union you should consider joining. https://www.tuc.org.uk/heartunions&n…Read more…
TUC Congress 2025: Day 4
Last day of Congress. I was up early to go for final jog along the prom but it was raining, so being very much a fair weather runner, I went to the hotel gym instead. Congress started as usual at 9.30am beginning with the the latest “Union w…Read more…
The 4 things we learned from the TUC Congress
The annual trade union get-together took place in Brighton this week. What were the takeaways?
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The 4 things we learned from the TUC Congress
The annual trade union get-together took place in Brighton this week. What were the takeaways?
The article The 4 things we learned from the TUC Congress first appeared on the UNISON National site.
TUC Congress 2025: Day 3
Congress started with “Union wins – video” then carried on debating motions on organising and recruitment, in particular young members, employment rights, Fair funding for local authorities and social care. UNISON member Sonia Pickford received t…Read more…
TUC Congress 2025: Day 2
The first full day of Congress (Monday) started for me with an early morning jog along Brighton beach. At 9.30am I took my seat with the UNISON delegation. There was a number of important debates on Fire service, Zane’s Law, Prison safety, wealth …Read more…
Government must keep promise on NHS outsourcing staff to avoid strikes, says UNISON
TUC motion says Labour must honour pre-election pledge to bring workers back in-house
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Government must keep promise on NHS outsourcing staff to avoid strikes, says UNISON
TUC motion says Labour must honour pre-election pledge to bring workers back in-house
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You cannot insure your car after a car accident
Many thanks to our UNISON Northamptonshire Police and Fire branch for this advice. One of the hardest things I have to do as a Union rep is to refuse representation for those who only join when they have an existing problem. If you work for …Read more…
Are you a trade union rep concerned about the temperature in your workplace?
In the week 14 – 20 July, @The_TUC is inviting union health and safety reps to check their workplace temperatures.
Help organise for safer, cooler workplaces!Sign up now for our week of action, 14-20 July:
https://tuc.org.uk/news/workplace-tempe…Read more…
Nothing About Us Without Us
This year’s Disabled Workers Conference was well attended with over 200 delegates representing 30 different trade unions. Unsurprisingly, the Unite delegation was the largest at the conference and our delegates spoke in many of the debates. The Conference opened with a speech from the Chair of the TUC Disabled Workers Committee, Martyn Gwyther of Unite. […]
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Turning up the heat
Unions are turning the heat up on employers and being encouraged to join a TUC led week of action where union health and safety reps carry out inspections into their workplace temperatures. The week of action is scheduled for 14 – 20 July. With the weather hotting up, so are workplaces. Unite has long been […]
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Save the date – inspect your toilets 🚽
While being a trade union safety rep is definitely not a glamorous role, most people realise it is not a joke if you have to work outside a properly equipped office and/or suffer from many disabilities and don’t have ready access to a toilet or are not…Read more…
#HeartUnions week 10-16 February 2025
#HeartUnions week 10-16 February 2025 – Join in and let’s grow our movementCan you run a recruitment stall in your local area?Run your event any time during #HeartUnions week, 10 – 16 February, or later if you need to.Sign up here&…Read more…
New UNIONREPS site
The TUC last year relaunched its UNISONREPS website which you can apply for a log in here TUC – UNIONREPSIt is an excellent resource where you can ask (and answer) questions of reps from other trade unions on various issues :-EqualityHealth …Read more…
New protection against sexual harassment
New act will strengthen protection against sexual harassment in the workplace, but UNISON will continue to campaign for further improvements to the law
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New protection against sexual harassment
New act will strengthen protection against sexual harassment in the workplace, but UNISON will continue to campaign for further improvements to the law
The article New protection against sexual harassment first appeared on the UNISON National site.