General secretary Andrea Egan (pictured above) joined the crowds of union members at the University of Essex yesterday at a protest against job cuts and the closure of the university’s... read more →
UNISON has renewed its calls for the probation service to be removed form civil service control after a new report from the Public Accounts Committee warns that the probation service in... read more →
New general secretary Andrea Egan opened UNISON’s HE conference, reaffirming the value of education as a public good and stressing the importance of it being inclusive and accessible for all... read more →
Commenting on the government announcement today (Thursday) reaffirming there will be no compensation scheme for Waspi women, UNISON general secretary Andrea Egan said: “This decision slams the door on justice for... read more →
Andrea Egan made her first speech as UNISON’s new general secretary at the union’s Higher Education (HE) conference in Brighton today (Thursday) focussing on pay and the funding crisis that... read more →
UNISON general secretary Andrea Egan has sent an unequivocal message of support to Barnet UNISON members after the branch launched a borough-wide equal pay claim across the London Borough and... read more →
Commenting on police reforms announced by home secretary Shabana Mahmood today (Monday), UNISON national officer for policing Ben Priestley said: “Any effective reform of police services will need significant investment.... read more →
Bereavement is something that many UNISON members have lived through while trying to keep working, caring for others, and holding themselves together. UNISON’s equalities team recently surveyed 25,412 members on... read more →
Holocaust Memorial Day takes place on Tuesday 27 January – the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi concentration and death camp. We remember the six million Jews murdered... read more →
“2025 has been a year of significant political and legal change,” says Adam Creme, UNISON’s director of legal services. “After our hard work and lobbying, the Employment Rights Act will... read more →