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‘A workplace without a safety rep potentially puts the safety of our members at risk’

NHS staff, care workers, frontline council staff, education workers and police staff are just some of the workers risking their lives to help the public during the coronavirus […]

UNISON vows to protect key safety legislation and protections originating in EU law

Another busy month saw UNISON celebrating victories – and launching new campaigns

Between March 2013 and April 2017, the number of meat inspectors employed by the independent Food Standards Agency (FSA) dropped by 30%

Conference pledges action to tackle growing problem of mental health issues for local government workers facing pressures driven by austerity, cuts and growing demand for the services they provide

UNISON has a proud record of supporting health and safety reps in the workplace, and building positive relationships on these issues with employers – that’s why we’re handing out “High 5’s” to branches who are doing great work promoting health and safety in the workplace

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’

That was the clear message from the union's first Safety Rep of the Year awards held in London this week. Tom McWilliams from Scotland got […]

UNISON is relaunching a survey on stress to gauge the impact of austerity on members

UNISON is celebrating the sterling work of our health and safety reps with an awards ceremony to highlight what they do

Health and safety developments help to improve situation, although UNISON stresses that there are still things to fight for

Everyone needs access to a toilet to keep healthy and for mobile workers it is essential. Yet there is no law for councils to provide toilets for mobile workers, and no […]

UNISON health and safety on […]