UNISON has been at the heart of developing and campaigning for European legislation – legislation such as European Sharps Directive, which has helped protect nurses, cleaners, ambulance and other NHS workers from potentially deadly needlestick infections. If the UK leaves the EU, all this would be at risk.
Report finds 83% of organisations failing to comply with sharps regulations
Health and safety rep Scott Donohoe praised after being awarded the STUC Frank Maguire award
Workers around the globe call for ‘strong laws, strong enforcement, strong unions’
Strong laws, strong enforcement: Workers’ Memorial Day matters in the South West, says UNISON UNISON reps will today (28 April 2016) take part in events across the South West to commemorate those who have been injured or killed at work. This year’s Workers’ Memorial Day is themed “strong laws, strong enforcement”. UNISON is making the […]
Up to 50,000 people still die each year in the UK as a result of work-related ill health and incidents. Fortunately few of those are UNISON members, yet too many are still suffering from poor workplace conditions that cause work-related ill health, including: stress, back pain or RSI, hazardous substances, bullying or harassment, and workplace violence.
UNISON Cymru/Wales will be joining trade unionists from across the country today, to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day and commemorate those who have lost their lives at work. The annual event is held on 28 April and sees workers, their families and representatives around the world marking the day with the rallying cry ‘remember the dead, […]
“Health and safety is important not just for workers, but for everyone in society”
Members working for the East of England Ambulance Trust have reacted with fury after the chief executive set out changes to their working conditions that he described as ‘controversial, unpalatable and even draconian.’ Branch secretary Fraer Stevenson said the Trust had spent 10 months promising to reduce enforced overtime for ambulance crews. “We have crews […]
H&S can fall down the agenda, but International Workers’ Memorial Day is the the perfect chance to reinvigorate your work – and possibly your branch with it
Facility time, overwork and workplace stress among the big themes as unions engage with employers
Delegates declare its time to act as charity, care and housing workers experience assaults
During Heart UNISON week it’s worth remembering that while taking strike action is never easy, the results can make a huge difference to people’s lives
Health and safety saves lives, and UNISON reps are at the forefront of that work
