Christina joined Councillor Karen Kilgour, the leader of Newcastle City Council and Pam Smith, the chief executive, in ...

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David Williams, who served as general secretary of Cohse – one of the three founding unions of UNISON – from 1983 until 1987, ...

As we mark five years since the first COVID-19 lockdown we must pause to remember and ensure the public inquiry does justice ...

Ministers must listen to disabled workers. It’s important UNISON’s disabled members raise their voices and tell their stories ...

Notes to editors: – UNISON is the UK’s largest union with more than 1.3 million members providing public services in education, local government, the NHS, police service and energy. They are employed ...

UNISON is launching a national appeal to support members at Livv Housing on Merseyside, who are taking strike action in a ...

UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: “Local government reorganisation cannot be used as a convenient cover for job cuts. “Thousands of council roles are at risk under these wide-ranging ...

Today’s judgment relates to a Court of Appeal hearing last autumn, which rejected Ofsted’s attempt to overturn a 2023 employment appeal tribunal verdict that said Andrew had been unfairly dismissed.

“But going after disabled people and vulnerable families is not the way to get the UK economy back on track, nor out-of-work individuals back into jobs. “Many can’t work because of lengthy delays in ...

The UNISON general secretary emphasised how the public sector is essential to advancing women’s economic rights and equality ...

“Harassment, bullying and sexually motivated incidents remain shockingly high. Staff providing vital treatment and support must be able to do their jobs without fear of any kind of abuse, attack or ...