The government must improve on its inadequate 3.3% pay rise for NHS staff by putting significant extra funding into long-delayed pay restructure talks or the workforce crisis will continue to... read more →
Library staff across England have been cut by almost half since 2010, leaving services stretched and communities without vital support after years of austerity, says UNISON today (Friday). Research by... read more →
Commenting on the publication of the annual NHS Staff Survey today (Thursday), UNISON deputy head of health Alan Lofthouse said: “No one should be attacked or live in fear of being assaulted... read more →
Commenting on analysis from the King’s Fund showing NHS trusts ran a £780m deficit last year, UNISON head of health Helga Pile said today (Thursday): “News that NHS finances remain in... read more →
Specialist hospital blood workers in Gloucestershire have voted to accept an offer that brings their long-running strike to a close. Phlebotomists at Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General hospitals have been... read more →
UNISON members meet to lobby MPs on mileage rates in 2023 Today in parliament, chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed that she is looking at out of date mileage rates and thanked... read more →
Following the National Education Union (NEU)’s decision to actively recruit school support staff and withdraw from the agreement with us which they had signed in 2017, on Friday the NJC... read more →
NHS leaders must make flexible working the norm to deliver better patient care and help resolve the staffing crisis, say unions today (Friday). A coalition of 18 unions* representing every... read more →
Thursday 5 March 2026 For immediate release Migrant workers deserve dignity and recognition for their essential roles, says UNISON Commenting on a speech by the home secretary today (Thursday) about... read more →
Commenting on the £22m fine imposed on South East Water today (Thursday) by regulator Ofwat over repeated supply failures, UNISON head of environment Donna Rowe-Merriman said: “Hundreds of thousands of people in... read more →