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UNISON activists Veronica Price-Job and Peter Daley look at how the COVID-19 pandemic has been affecting Black disabled workers

I have cerebral palsy and arthritis, which means I sometimes struggle to walk and to communicate. I had a stroke five years […]

Tell us about your experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic – and join the prize draw for shopping vouchers

Graeme Ellis and Tansaim Hussain-Gul are co-chairs of UNISON’s national disabled members’ committee. Here, they look at how COVID-19 has disproved myths about home working being unproductive

President and general secretary announce decision, with social distancing and health and safety concerns set to continue for some time

UNISON activists Iain Scott-Burdon and Gill Jeffery look at how coronavirus pandemic is affecting Deaf workers

‘Huge gap in the guidance’ was allowing employers to insist that vulnerable people ignore shielding and go into work

As the union of over a million women, and with nearly 8 out of 10 menopausal women in work, UNISON is raising awareness and understanding of the menopause

In the heat of the general election fight, let’s take a moment to recognise all of the other brilliant battles (and awards) that UNISON has won this month

This is the day of the year when disabled workers effectively stop being paid – such is the difference between their pay and that of their non-disabled […]

Assistant general secretary Christina McAnea address disabled members and urges them to tell people to consider public services when they decide how to vote in December’s general election

Disabled members’ conference also discusses the importance of inclusivity and the work of caucuses

Josie Bird tells disabled members’ conference that the general election is ‘not a challenge we can afford to shirk’

As the union of over a million women, and with nearly 8 out of 10 menopausal women in work, UNISON is raising awareness and understanding of the menopause. Because it’s a work issue

For many of us, there are very real barriers when it comes to doing work if we have a disability or are neurodiverse. This is why we’ve been working with Diversity and Ability to create a great new guide of useful technologies to use in the workplace to make work easier. We’ve got tools to […]