Council and school staff need a fair pay rise

Failure to deliver a meaningful pay rise will make recruitment and retention problems worse.

Gideon Amos with migrant workers in Taunton.

Migrant workers meet Taunton and Wellington MP ahead of national lobby of Parliament

Migrant health and care workers from across Somerset met Gideon Amos MP to explain how restrictive visa rules are affecting their lives.

Second Step building in Bristol.

Bristol mental health charity staff set for strike action

Almost four in five workers (78%) who took part in the ballot backed strike action

LGBT+ self-organised group win national organising award

The regional LGBT+ self-organised group picked up the recruitment and organising award at UNISON’s national LGBT+ conference.

Migrant care workers meet UNISON general secretary ahead of national lobby

Migrant care workers met UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea to share their experiences of exploitation, abuse and unsafe visa rules.

Phlebotomists mark longest-running strike of NHS workers in history with Gloucester rally

Phlebotomists in Gloucestershire mark their 236th day of industrial action with a rally, highlighting the longest strike of NHS workers.

Staff on the picket line outside Cathedral Primary School holding placards and UNISON flags.

In pictures: Cathedral Schools Trust support staff strike over back pay

School support staff at Cathedral Schools Trust turned out in force this week, with lively picket lines popping up at 12 schools across Bristol and North Somerset.

Cathedral Schools Trust staff strike again in pay dispute

Staff working for Cathedral Schools Trust are on strike again this week in a long-running dispute over pay.

NHS Trust urged to scrap £49m job-cut proposals as hospital staff lobby board

Health staff at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust lobbied the Trust board today (Thursday) over plans to cut hundreds of jobs.

Protests planned against £49m hospital cuts and job losses across Cornwall

Rallies to draw attention to severe cuts and proposed job losses at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust will be staged across the county this week

Cathedral Schools Trust staff to strike over back pay

School support staff will walk out at schools across Bristol and North Somerset on Wednesday 5 and Thursday 6 November.

Swindon Borough Council signs UNISON’s Violence at Work Charter

By signing the charter, the council is pledging to have strong policies and procedures in place to safeguard colleagues and support them if they experience violence while working.

A sunny day at the University of Gloucestershire

University of Gloucestershire must reinstate elections for staff seats on governing body

Staff at the University of Gloucestershire have called for the institution to reverse a decision to scrap elections for staff seats on its governing body

Strike by NHS hospital staff reaches 200th day

Healthcare workers at Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General Hospitals have today (Sunday) reached their 200th day of strike action.

Plans to cut a quarter of administrative roles at Cornwall hospitals risk patient safety

These plans are deeply worrying for both staff and patients. Cutting a quarter of all administrative roles could have serious consequences for patient safety and care.