UNISON has welcomed the government’s call for urgent reforms of the social work regulator, following the publication of a damning report into its operations.

Following the ballot for industrial action in England and Cymru, despite an overwhelming majority in favour of taking strike action from the ballots returned, the 50% turnout threshold was not met in ...

We follow Ruby, a public service worker and UNISON member, on just one path she might take as a trade union activist: from health and safety rep, to one of her branch’s representative on its regional ...

UNISON has launched a campaign to demand that the UK government creates new laws that require employers to protect workers from excessive heat. The action, as part of the union’s Year of Green ...

Labour MPs attended a UNISON event at parliament last week to hear stark new evidence about the decline of England’s public library service and the widening funding crisis facing local councils.

UNISON’s national executive council (NEC) convened on Friday afternoon, at the end of national delegate conference in Brighton, to elect a new presidential team. The council elected Steve North of ...

Many newly qualified paramedics in the East of England are beginning to see an increase in their pay this month after fighting together for better banding. UNISON supported staff to put a collective ...

Andrea Egan has today (Wednesday) been elected as the next general secretary of UNISON, the UK’s largest union. She replaces Christina McAnea who has served as general secretary since 2021. Andrea ...

The latest raft of changes to workers’ rights, created by the Employment Rights Act, come into force in Great Britain next week. Chief amongst these is on statutory sick pay, which now becomes a day ...

UNISON has commented on NHS England figures released today (Thursday) that show warm weather is fuelling record demand for healthcare. National ambulance officer Sharan Bandesha said: “Heatwaves are ...

UNISON is working with its long-standing partner, the Cuba Solidarity Campaign (CSC) to deliver supplies of rice, lentils and other staple foods to Cuba. Cuba is facing its most severe economic crisis ...

Hundreds of hospital workers in the South West are celebrating victory after NHS and Sodexo respectively committed to paying the lump sum bonuses due to them. The one-off payment, part of a deal ...