The United Nations has stated that Palestinians in Gaza are now facing a major humanitarian crisis. UNISON is urging branches to donate to Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) and the Red... read more →
Yoga, aerobics and Pilates instructors at Colchester City Council are voting on strike action after nearly a decade without a pay rise, UNISON has announced. The Leisure World instructors are... read more →
Commenting on the announcement from care minister Helen Whately that migrant care staff coming to the UK will be banned from bringing family with them after mid-March, UNISON head of... read more →
UNISON members will be joining other trade unionists across the country this weekend, taking to the streets to campaign for Labour’s ‘new deal for working people’. The new deal is... read more →
Branch treasurers have received notification of the procedures to apply on the closedown of the online branch accounts package (OLBA) for 2023. The branch authorisation sheet, which includes the branch... read more →
Commenting on the launch of a government consultation into tribunal fees, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: “The government should be tackling the real issues the country faces, not trying to... read more →
On Saturday 27 January, around 5,000 people took to the streets of Cheltenham against the Tories’ new anti-strike laws. The date marked the 40th anniversary of GCHQ’s ban on trade... read more →
Every year UNISON marks Holocaust Memorial Day, which takes place on 27 January, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi concentration and death camp. We remember the six... read more →
Commenting on government plans to provide councils with emergency bailout money announced today (Wednesday), UNISON head of local government Mike Short said: “Such is the desperate state of most councils’ finances... read more →