Ronagh Craddock is the climate change lead for UNISON Northern. It is now officially December which means we can talk about Christmas, and I know that the best gift that I can give to my friends and family this Christmas is to save the planet. Tackling the climate crisis sounds like a big task – […]
The reality is locking out the potential of UNISON members working in our education system across the UK and students who are seeing available […]
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. A milestone in LGBT+ history when people began the fight back against societal and legislative oppression and bigotry. A lot has happened in the 50 years that have passed. Homosexuality has been decriminalised in many countries around the world, 139 countries/states since 1969 alone. Protection from […]
Clare Williams talks about the crisis in social care following the results of a UNISON survey published last week
You will find the link at the end of this post. UNISON represents thousands of school support staff across the Region and those members do fantastic work […]
On Monday 27th November activists and officials from UNISON West Midlands met Andy Haldane, the Bank of England’s Chief Economist. Mr Haldane is a member of the Monetary Policy Committee that sets interest rates. This visit was part of a UK wide tour by Mr Haldane designed to improve communications between the Bank of England […]
Every month UNISON wins thousands of pounds for our members who are injured at work or at home through no fault of their own. Unlike no-win no-fee lawyers the union does not charge for this service and all the compensation goes to the member. In September this year we won over £159.840 for our members
Every month UNISON wins thousands of pounds for our members who are injured at work or at home through no fault of their own. Unlike no-win no-fee lawyers the union does not charge for this service and all the compensation goes to the member. In July this year we won over £87,417 for our members
It was a huge honour to be invited by the Durham Miners Association to address the Big Meeting on Saturday, especially when that meant sharing the platform with so many great speakers and representatives of our movement. In particular, it was a pleasure to be alongside Angela Rayner and Jeremy Corbyn – two great UNISON […]
Blog from UNISON South East Regional Secretary Maggi Ferncombe
(David Cameron makes leaner state a permanent goal,The Guardian, 12 November, 2013) UNISON believes that central government could create extra income to give to local councils by, for […]
It’s the start of a new year: and a challenging one for UNISON members, the services they provide, and for the union
From criminalisation to celebration, it’s quite a journey – and there’s still a long way to go
Experience after experience has shown that privatisation is a false economy
