UNISON logo lit up in pride flag colours outside UNISON centre in London.

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

UNISON is proud to work with LGBT+ members to challenge homophobia, biophobia and transphobia in the workplace.

Ambulances queuing outside a hospital at nighttime on 15th May 2022

South West has the longest ambulance wait times in the country

Life-threatening response times are 67% higher than the 7 minute target.

A queue of ambulances outside a hospital in the South West on a cloudy day.

Ambulance pressures taking a significant toll on staff, says UNISON

Three quarters said stress and pressure in their services ​has increased since pre-Covid days.

Carers balloted for strike action amid threats to ‘fire and rehire’ at St Monica Trust

Care workers, registered nurses and residential home staff employed by St Monica Trust are being balloted on plans to cut their pay, hours, and changes to sick pay, says UNISON today (Friday). In a recent consultative ballot over 70% of care workers voted in favour of strike action across five residential care homes in Bristol, […]

Next week – let’s find our voice through the ballot box

In just one week, on Thursday 5 May, UNISON members across the UK will get a chance to cast their votes in elections.

Blog: Reflecting on International Workers’ Memorial Day

Workers Memorial Day is a day that always reminds me that we are stronger together as a collective, as a trade union. Marking the annual day of reflection is always a sombre occasion. It’s a day where we think of those that we have lost and those that have been seriously injured in the workplace. […]

Cap on pay increase an ‘insult’ to Environment Agency staff

A maximum of 3% is ‘woefully inadequate’ for staff amid cost-of-living crisis, says UNISON.

Low pay prompts further strike action at the University of Gloucestershire

Staff will take further strike action at the University of Gloucestershire over pay from this week, UNISON says.

NHS facing stiff competition for staff from high street firms, says UNISON

The NHS risks losing thousands of low-paid staff​ including 999 call handlers, healthcare assistants, medical secretaries and cleaners to the private sector unless wages increase significantly, says a report published today by UNISON. Major names on the high street​ including supermarkets, coffee shops and logistics firms​, are among those promoting wages that exceed the lowest hourly rates in the NHS. Morrisons is offering a minimum of £10 an hour compared with £9.49 for […]

UNISON staff are all smiles outside Bath Royal United Hospital. The sun is shining and there's a van parked with a table in front covered with a UNISON tablecloth.

UNISON’s organising van hits the road

UNISON staff and stewards were out on the road all week in the Bristol and Bath area with our very own organising van. 

Rishi Sunak with paper laid out on a desk as he prepares for the spring statement.

Chancellor’s tinkering won’t tackle the real problems facing hard-pressed households

Failure to tackle public sector pay is outrageous.

Model house rests on top of a black calculator.

Government must act to relieve the relentless pressure on household incomes, says UNISON

The pressure on household incomes is relentless. Surging prices are ravaging family finances to such an extent that hard-up low earners can barely afford the basics.

UNISON members hold placards on a picket line outside Francis Close Hall at the University of Gloucestershire.

Low pay and pensions issues prompt further strikes at universities, says UNISON

Staff will take further strike days at eight universities over pay and pensions issues from this week, UNISON says.

Woman Holding Empty Purse Hands Tied With Chain

Chancellor must deliver public sector pay rise and cost of living help, says UNISON

The chancellor must use tomorrow’s spring statement to signal a significant rise in public sector workers’ pay or essential services across the UK could come to a standstill, says UNISON today (Tuesday).

Blog: “The world has changed, it would seem – or has it?”

Today, I’m part of an all woman senior management team with women organisers outnumbering men 19 to 15 plus a non-binary colleague. The world has changed, it would seem – or has it?