As the Retained EU Law Bill continues its journey to become law, UNISON is concerned about the devastating impact it could have on disability protections. The Bill, described as a... read more →
Thousands of Environment Agency staff who play a vital role in protecting communities across England will walk out today (Wednesday) as they strike over pay for the first time*, says... read more →
UNISON Welfare’s annual winter Fuel grant programme opens on Wednesday 25 January at 10am. The programme offers a one-off, non-repayable grant of £200 to help UNIONS’s most vulnerable low-income members and to help... read more →
Several hundred staff working for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) are taking strike action today (Tuesday) over pay and staffing, says their union UNISON. The strike... read more →
The UK is seeing record levels of strike action as ambulance workers, nurses, transport workers and teachers take a stand against the crisis in our public services. Yet, rather than... read more →
Thousands of Environment Agency (EA) workers in England will strike for the first time tomorrow in a significant escalation in a dispute over pay. UNISON members working in the EA... read more →
UNISON is calling on the secretary of state of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Thérèse Coffey to meet to resolve the current Environment Agency (EA) pay... read more →
Pay erosion is the common crisis across many public services that’s now resulting in waves of industrial action. The problem is rooted in the political decision, first taken by the... read more →
Wednesday’s day of strike action in the ambulance service, across England, saw pickets throughout London. Touring the capital was UNISON head of health Sara Gorton – above, with pickets at... read more →
Commenting on Mark Drakeford’s offer today (Thursday) of additional money for health workers across Wales, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said: “This significantly ups the pressure on Westminster. Rishi Sunak must now... read more →