The Employment Rights Bill (ERB) which UNISON believes will make ‘game-changing’ changes to workers’ rights, returns to the House of Commons for debate this week. In the bill’s report stage,... read more →
Speaking at an International Women’s Day event in Liverpool* today (Saturday), UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea paid tribute to the city’s tireless women campaigners and stressed the union’s continued commitment to speak... read more →
Commenting today (Tuesday) on amendments to the employment rights bill, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: “This comprehensive package of measures is what working people and decent employers have been waiting for.... read more →
Happy International Women’s Day. Fifty years ago, in 1975, the Equal Pay Act (1970) came into force in the UK, and the Sex Discrimination Act was also passed the same... read more →
More than nine in ten nurses and midwives have experienced physical violence while doing their jobs, according to data released by UNISON and Nursing Times today (Tuesday). The abuse includes NHS staff being punched,... read more →
Delegates at UNISON’s national community conference heard about the need to empower Black activists and workers to challenge right-wing ideologies and stand up to racism in all its forms. Conference... read more →