Government shift on outsourcing is a positive step for NHS, says UNISON Government plans to halt the outsourcing of NHS workers to subsidiary companies are a positive step that will prevent... read more →
Thursday 25 September 2025 For immediate release NHS staff vote to strike in outsourcing row, says UNISON Health workers in Dorset have voted for strike action over plans that could see thousands... read more →
UNISON, the UK’s largest union, has today (Thursday) backed Bridget Phillipson to become deputy leader of the Labour Party. The decision was taken by the union’s Labour Link committee, made... read more →
The UK government’s recognition of the state of Palestine is an important contribution towards a two-state solution, with a viable Palestinian state alongside Israel. It is a decision that UNISON... read more →
Commenting on the prime minister’s announcement today (Sunday) that the UK will recognise the state of Palestine, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: “Recognition of the state of Palestine is an... read more →
The government must ditch the discredited pay review body and hold direct talks with unions covering the next annual wage rise and deep-seated problems with the outdated salary structure, says... read more →
Health unions are calling on the government to get on with promised direct talks to get wage structures right and deliver pay awards on time, they say today (Friday). The... read more →
UNISON’s objectives include fighting for fairness and equality and challenging all forms of discrimination including any form of racism. We have always stood for the rights and equality of all... read more →
Last week I joined other trade unionists at the annual TUC Congress in Brighton. It came in the aftermath of Angela Rayner’s resignation from the government and a lot of... read more →
UNISON members at Liverpool Hospitals Health Branch have successfully campaigned to bring 130 soft facilities staff members back in-house at Liverpool Women’s University Hospital at the start of October. This... read more →