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 →
migrantCommenting on the latest Home Office asylum and visa figures published today (Thursday), UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: “Without the support of workers from overseas, the social care sector would... read more →
The Cunliffe review, the independent water commission review looking into England’s water industry, opened for submissions of evidence today. The review is headed up by former deputy governor of the... read more →
Commenting on the government’s response to the findings of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, UNISON assistant general secretary Jon Richards said today (Wednesday): “Words can barely describe the horrors of that night, including... read more →