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.
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, […]
“Health and safety is important not just for workers, but for everyone in society”
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 […]
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
Facility time, overwork and workplace stress among the big themes as unions engage with employers
Delegates declare its time to act as charity, care and housing workers experience assaults
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
Recently, he and colleagues noticed an increase in illness at work. As a UNISON safety rep, he organised an inspection which led to the discovery of carbon monoxide leaking into a […]
Some 20 shortlisted reps are attending the awards ceremony at UNISON Centre in London. Each regional winner will receive a certificate of excellence from general […]
Much of the asbestos is badly maintained, leaving children and staff in some schools exposed to the killer fibre. Have you been told if there is asbestos in your school? Has your […]
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
Three UNISON members working in a care home received compensation totalling £60,000 after being attacked and assaulted by a service user
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’
