By UNISON’s senior national equality officer Josie Irwin A whole generation of women has been badly let down by politicians. Changes to pension law in 1995 and 2011 delayed the... read more →
More than 300 hospital workers in Dudley represented by UNISON are celebrating victory after their employer, Mitie, committed to paying the lump sum COVID bonus due to them at the... read more →
UNISON is working with campaign group Generation Rent to improve conditions in the private rented sector in England. As the Renters (Reform) Bill moves through Parliament, UNISON wants to ensure this... read more →
Commenting on the National Audit Office report on the NHS long-term workforce plan, UNISON head of health Helga Pile said today (Friday): “Simply having a plan isn’t going to be enough on its own to... read more →
Commenting today (Thursday) on the report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman on changes to the state pension age for women, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: “Raising the state pension... read more →
Responding to the publication of the workforce race equality and disability standards by NHS England, UNISON head of health Helga Pile said today (Tuesday): “Discrimination is still rife within the NHS.... read more →
We know that the current cost of living crisis, years of below-inflation pay increases and inadequate mileage reimbursement rates mean that our members working in the NHS are under an... read more →
UNISON members employed by private contractor Mitie at Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley, in the West Midlands, received support yesterday from local MP Marco Longhi, in their fight to receive... read more →
UNISON considers comments made by Frank Hester, the Tory Party’s biggest donor, that looking at Diane Abbott MP makes you “want to hate all black women” and the MP “should... read more →
Commenting on the Social Care 360 report, published today (Wednesday) by the King’s Fund, UNISON head of social care Gavin Edwards said: “Care has gone into a tailspin on this... read more →