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As rising inflation increases the pressure on public service workers’ pay, UNISON tells MPs rises must be funded properly and be for the whole team

Former UNISON president Eleanor Smith reflects on an historic general election victory and her first months as an MP

Former UNISON president Eleanor Smith reflects on an historic general election victory and her first months as an MP

On 17 October UNISON members travlelled to Westminster to make their voices heard.

UNISON is currently running a consultation on the political fund, don’t miss the chance to have your say. 

Labour MP Eleanor Smith urges delegates at Black members’ conference to get involved politically to build hope and change

Angela Rayner addresses UNISON’s national delegate conference

A Labour government – it’s been too long. We have a real chance to change that, and elect a Labour government with a conscience, a heart, Socialism at its core – and UNISON at its heart.

The union argues the voice of MPs, AMs and MEPs in a leadership election is completely out of proportion and unfairly diminishes the influence […]

Rosena Allin-Khan is a long way from being a typical Westminster politician

Greater London UNISON’s Regional Labour Link Committee today (4 September) agreed to support Sadiq Khan as Labour’s candidate for the Mayor of London. UNISON affiliates to the London Labour Party and was asked to decide whether or not they wish for Sadiq Khan to be automatically reselected as Labour’s candidate. The Committee decided to unanimously […]

Health pay, local government cuts, outsourcing, Brexit…. new term, same curriculum

‘Only a united party can protect public services, jobs and disadvantaged communities,’ says Dave Prentis

The Bernie Grant initiative has been established to address the under-representation of BAME members as elected Labour politicians, both locally and nationally. It is named in memory of the late pioneering MP and Council Leader, Bernie Grant, who worked hard to encourage a new generation of BAME Labour politicians. The task of addressing the current […]

The election procedures and materials can be downloaded from union’s elections webpage –  unison.org.uk/elections – from 7 May. The nomination period opens on 14 May 2019 […]