UNISON’s higher education (HE) conference convened in Swansea at the end of January, with debates highlighting the need for ...

In the 2025/26 pay claim, the unions also call for a minimum hourly rate of £15, an extra day of annual leave, a reduction of two hours in the working week and for school staff to have the right to ...

Marking 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz–Birkenau camp, UNISON member Paddy Toner recounts his experience on a ...

Our new e-learning module, Working Together for Equality, introduces the ways UNISON campaigns and agitates for equality in the workplace, in wider society and within the union itself. Discover some ...

Commenting on new NHS planning guidance aimed at reducing treatment waiting times, and the announcement of job losses at NHS England, UNISON head of health Helga Pile said today (Thursday): “The NHS ...

Commenting on a government announcement about £100m in increased funding for community policing, UNISON national officer for police staff Ben Priestley said today (Friday): “Neighbourhood policing has ...

Commenting on job losses announced by Durham and Cardiff universities today (Tuesday), UNISON head of education Mike Short said: “Universities, like other public services, were starved of cash under ...

“Growth also means it’ll be possible for real investment in public services, to get the NHS off its knees, create a national care service and bring councils back from the brink.

Commenting on a report from the Institute of Fiscal Studies released today (Wednesday) that warns of tight budgets for schools in England, UNISON head of education Mike Short said: “Ministers ...