Employers must do more to support workers with cancer – that was the message at a UNISON health and safety fringe event at the union’s national delegate conference last week, as the union launched its campaign ‘cancer in the workplace’
Employers must do more to support workers with cancer – that was the message at a UNISON health and safety fringe event at the union’s national delegate conference last week, as the union launched its campaign ‘cancer in the workplace’
Three UNISON members working in a care home received compensation totalling £60,000 after being attacked and assaulted by a service user
UNISON is celebrating the sterling work of our health and safety reps with an awards ceremony to highlight what they do
UNISON is relaunching a survey on stress to gauge the impact of austerity on members
More than 75% of school buildings in Britain contain asbestos. Are you at risk?
Health and safety rep of the year awards highlight key work of union and our reps
Health and safety saves lives, and UNISON reps are at the forefront of that work
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
Delegates declare its time to act as charity, care and housing workers experience assaults
Facility time, overwork and workplace stress among the big themes as unions engage with employers
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
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 […]
“Health and safety is important not just for workers, but for everyone in society”
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, […]
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