Commenting on new proposals for significant cuts to the workforce at the central body of NHS England announced today (Monday), UNISON head of health Helga Pile said: “Staff will be understandably... read more →
Of all the areas woefully neglected by the previous government, few have been decimated quite like local councils. Hundreds of thousands of jobs have been lost since 2010 and councils... read more →
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 →
UNISON members working for Livv Housing, on Merseyside, who are striking over pay, spoke about their action to the union’s community seminar in Bristol today. Their long-running dispute stems from... read more →
UNISON has told the government that it needs to move faster in reforming adult social care, general secretary Christina McAnea said today. Ms McAnea was speaking to delegates at the... read more →