Commenting ahead of the release of the government’s education white paper UNISON head of education Mike Short said: “The broad themes in the white paper are encouraging and cutting the disadvantage gap... read more →
By Josephine Grahl, UNISON’s national young members officer UNISON’s young members have campaigned for years to get rid of the unfair minimum wage rates for young workers. Young workers don’t pay... read more →
The first national executive council (NEC) meeting of 2026 was also the first council meeting with Andrea Egan as general secretary. Congratulated by the union’s president Catherine McKenna, Ms Egan... read more →
Andrea, congratulations on becoming our new general secretary. Tell us about what has brought you to this point. Andrea: Thank you. I’m a proud working-class woman, proud to have grown... read more →
Commenting on proposals by Reform UK to ditch equality legislation were it to be elected, UNISON assistant general secretary Jon Richards said: “Reform is firing the starting gun on the... read more →
We are halfway through LGBT+ History Month, which takes place every February. It’s a month to celebrate how far we have come for LGBT+ rights. It’s also a month to... read more →
The holy Muslim month of Ramadan is due to begin on the evening of Tuesday 17 February, or Wednesday 18 February, depending on the moon. Eid-al-Fitr, the celebration that marks... read more →
The latest raft of changes to workers’ rights that have been created by the new Employment Rights Act (ERA) become active this week. Passed in December last year, the ERA... read more →
On the third day of UNISON national women’s conference, motions on reproductive health dominated the agenda. The first to pass was a motion titled ‘abortion is healthcare’, which called on... read more →
Last year, following the UK Supreme Court’s ruling that stated ‘sex’ under the Equality Act means ‘biological sex’, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) issued interim guidance on how the... read more →