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Labour conference vigil calls on government to fund research into mesothelioma

More than half of all workers who responded to the poll considered work-related stress to be common in their workplace. Four in […]

Thursday 24 April marks the first anniversary of the collapse of Rana Plaza, when 1,138 people lost their lives and 2,000 more were injured as the unsafe building collapsed

Health and safety failings to blame for library assistant’s chronic back pain

Figures released by the Office for National Statistics show that days lost due to sickness absence fell in 2013

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 […]

Health and Safety Executive refuses to publish report into contamination at Welsh school

UNISON launches Safety in Numbers campaign to increase the number of safety reps.

So just what relevance is WMD to you as an equalities or LGBT activist or to LGBT members? Too often, the effects of work-related stress and mental health […]

Calling the move to ditch clause 62 “a victory for common sense,” the union is urging the Government to do the same in order to protect workers against careless employers. The […]

Attacks on health and safety are a smokescreen for wider economic problems, says UNISON

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UNISON Cymru/Wales has become a campaign partner in the Asbestos – Your Right to Know campaign, which aims to create a central accessible register of asbestos schools in Wales

Every year, thousands of people suffer accidents and ill-health at work - most of which could be avoided […]