UNISON’s national delegate conference last week approved a rule change that has an immediate impact on the union’s young members. Delegates agreed to raise the ceiling age for young member... read more →
The higher education pay strike ballot for 2023/24 is open until 31 July, so there is still time to get the vote out. UNISON sent out a text this week... read more →
UNISON’s newly elected national executive council (NEC) convened for the first time on Friday afternoon, at the end of national delegate conference in Liverpool, to elect a new presidential team.... read more →
National delegate conference turned its attention to the cost of living on Friday morning. Conference debated a trio of motions on the issue: the first calling on the NEC to... read more →
National delegates today underlined the union’s ongoing fight for the rights of its Black members, by passing three motions in the closing sessions of conference. The first focussed on the... read more →
A future Labour government should do all it can to bring outsourced contracts in health, education, police and councils back in-house, says a new report from UNISON today (Friday). Any... read more →
High rents and mortgage payments are a cause of major financial stress for nearly a third of public service workers including cleaners, care staff and teaching assistants, says UNISON today (Friday). A... read more →
National conference delegates this week voiced their determination to defend their rights as trade unionists and voters – against a wave of government suppression. A debate on defending the right... read more →
The final day of UNISON’s 2023 national delegate conference opened with a speech from shadow minister for mental health, Rosena Allin-Khan MP (pictured). Both a politician and a doctor, she... read more →
Today UNISON presented Dr Neville Lawrence, father of Stephen Lawrence (pictured), with honorary union membership for life. Presenting the membership at UNISON’s 2023 national delegate conference in Liverpool, UNISON general... read more →