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... read more →
Commenting on a new report published today (Monday) by The King’s Fund that says the social care crisis must be put back on the political agenda, UNISON head of social... read more →
Commenting on the Green Party victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election today (Friday), UNISON general secretary Andrea Egan said: “The Greens won for a simple reason. Many traditional Labour supporters, in... read more →
UNISON maintains its strong support for water company employees and staff at the Environment Agency (EA) that face intense public criticism amid the ongoing crisis in England’s water sector as... read more →
By UNISON general secretary Andrea Egan Next week’s spring forecast arrives at a moment when the country is asking some hard questions about what growth really means, and who it... read more →
Staff at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have secured a deal to give them fairer terms and conditions to bring them in line with their colleagues, says UNISON... read more →
Commenting on proposals to scrap the Employment Rights Act and introduce inferior pensions for council staff announced by Reform UK today (Tuesday), UNISON general secretary Andrea Egan said: “The mask’s off. Reform... read more →
Commenting ahead of the release of the government’s education white paper UNISON head of education Mike Short said: “The broad themes in the white paper are encouraging and cutting the disadvantage gap... read more →
By Josephine Grahl, UNISON’s national young members officer UNISON’s young members have campaigned for years to get rid of the unfair minimum wage rates for young workers. Young workers don’t pay... read more →
The first national executive council (NEC) meeting of 2026 was also the first council meeting with Andrea Egan as general secretary. Congratulated by the union’s president Catherine McKenna, Ms Egan... read more →