In normal circumstances, the political turmoil of a government and their advisors would not be ‘breaking news’, and I wouldn’t feel any compulsion to discuss it. Not so the case of Dominic Cummings. There has never been a more divisive special adviser to the Prime Minister than him. From the lies that helped achieve the ‘leave’ vote in the 2016 EU referendum, to flouting the Covid national lockdown rules set by […]
Covid-19
As we head into the second lockdown, I have nothing but admiration and absolute pride in UNISON members
With redundancies rising, the need to retrain and upskill has never been greater
We meet Georgie, a 27 year old Support Worker who had to move out of her home to protect her family during the first wave of the pandemic
There must be no repeat of test and trace foul-ups
The stakes are too high for employers to get this wrong, says UNISON
Westminster government’s testing priority list only includes ‘teachers’ for education in England, forgetting the rest of the education team
The announcement of a replacement for the furlough scheme this week is welcomed, but have they gone far enough to stop the spread of the virus, and protect jobs?
Joint unions for school staff write to education secretary
Ministers must get tough with care employers
It’s back to school, but far from ‘back to normal’ for UNISON members and the wider community
A pay claim submitted by UNISON to the government today (Friday) would see every NHS employee receive an increase of at least £2,000 by the end of this year. UNISON – which is the UK’s biggest union and represents NHS staff including healthcare assistants, radiographers, porters, midwives and paramedics – says this rise is the equivalent of around £1 an hour […]
A return to ‘normal’ is something so many of us are craving. But it’s also something that is a long way off. For UNISON Members, it is often a misrepresentation to suggest that the easing of lockdown means returning to the workplace – not least because many of you never left it. But around 4 […]
UNISON poll shows that a majority support substantial pay increases for the NHS
As a union, we are in a strong position right now, but we need to maintain our strength and visibility for the undoubtedly rocky road ahead