More than 360,000 council and school support staff across England and Wales will begin voting today (Wednesday) on whether to take strike action over pay, says UNISON. The 2024/25 flat... read more →
UNISON’s industrial action (IA) ballot for council and school staff over the 2024 pay offer opens today, Wednesday 4 September. UNISON’s council and schools committee of leading activists are recommending... read more →
Health members on the Colchester picket, 19 August. Image: James Rodie Hundreds of cleaners, porters, housekeepers and other Colchester Hospital support staff are to continue their strike action this month,... read more →
Green UNISON Week is a chance to raise awareness of environmental issues nationally and locally, plan activities to encourage and enable members to get more active and to celebrate all... read more →
UNISON, together with Unite, Prospect and GMB, has entered into a recognition agreement with renewables energy developer EDF Renewables UK and Ireland. The agreement will cover the company’s 633 staff,... read more →
UNISON members in England, Scotland and Wales have voted overwhelmingly to retain the union’s political fund, which enables UNISON to take part in political activity. Of the 187,598 members who... read more →
Sussex Police has signed up to an anti-racism charter promoted by UNISON, becoming the first public sector employer in the South East to do so. The charter promises to tackle... read more →
The Chair of the Social Work Forum has sent a message of support to staff in social work teams across Lancashire who are taking a second round of strike action... read more →
UNISON activists are being urged to start discussions with employers to make sure that actions put in place following an Mpox outbreak in 2022 remain in place to protect staff... read more →
Commenting on the making work pay meeting with Angela Rayner and Jonathan Reynolds today (Wednesday) aimed at boosting the economy and strengthening workers’ rights, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said:... read more →