More than a million public service workers including care staff, district nurses, housing officers, police staff and probation officers are being left thousands of pounds out of pocket because ministers have failed to update national mileage rates, says a UNISON report... read more →
Employers can no longer use agency staff to fill in for striking workers during industrial action after the High Court ruled that government legislation introduced last year is unlawful, says UNISON today... read more →
UNISON has played a key role in the development of a new British standard on menstruation and menopause in the workplace, published today. This new standard draws on UNISON’s guidance... read more →
For 75 years, everyone in the UK has depended on the care, skills, experience and dedication of millions of workers, spread across thousands of communities. I’ve always said: ‘If it... read more →
The government must commit to holding direct pay talks with unions and employers for the wage increase health workers are due next year if it is serious about improving the NHS pay-setting... read more →
UNISON is balloting members for strike action in targeted universities in England over the 2023/24 pay offer. The offer is worth between 5-8% depending on spinal column point. This year... read more →
Commenting on proposals by the New Conservatives group of MPs that would reduce drastically the number of visas for overseas care workers, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said today (Monday): “The care... read more →
Thirty years ago this month, UNISON was born from the merger of three unions: Confederation of Health Service Employees (COHSE), National Union of Public Employees (NUPE) and National and Local... read more →
UNISON is urging MPs to speak out and oppose the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill when it gets its second reading later today. UNISON is deeply concerned... read more →
Commenting on the publication of the NHS workforce plan, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said: “At long last there is a plan. Now everyone committed to making the NHS thrive again can... read more →