UNISON banner at the Cheltenham demo, carried by Christina McAnea and Ali Evans.

UNISON joins Cheltenham rally to defend the right to strike

On Saturday 27 January, around 5,000 people took to the streets of Cheltenham against the Tories’ new anti-strike laws.

UNISON tribunal fees victory.

Unfair tribunal fees plan shows government is out of ideas, says UNISON

Tribunal fees deny the poorest and most vulnerable access to justice.

Council bailout cash not even a short-term fix, says UNISON

Councils need proper and sustained funding, not panicked quick fixes to keep the wolf from the door in an election year.

Government billions wasted on faulty PPE could have funded NHS pay rise, says UNISON

The cash could have funded a proper pay rise for NHS staff who risked their lives to keep patients safe during the pandemic.

Dorset charity support staff announce two-day strike in Livability pay dispute

Support staff at a specialist centre in Dorset providing education and care for disabled children and young people are striking over pay next week, says UNISON.

North Devon healthcare staff back strike action over NHS pay deal

Staff employed by Sodexo in North Devon say they are being denied a pay rise worth £1,655 that has been paid to other NHS workers.

Protect the right to strike as the Tories act to axe workers’ rights

Join the TUC-organised march and rally in Cheltenham on 27 January.

North Devon District Hospital.

Devon healthcare workers balloted for strike action in row over NHS pay deal

Hundreds of the lowest-paid workers at North Devon District Hospital are being balloted for strike action after being denied a pay rise worth at least £1,655.

Mock up of how the Education Programme for 2024 would look on a mobile device. Held in someones hands.

2024 education programme launched by UNISON South West

An early present for everyone – our Education and Equalities team has just published our education programme for 2024.

Government must ditch ‘catastrophic’ plans for migrant care workers, say UNISON and the National Care Forum

The government must scrap ‘catastrophic’ new visa rules aimed at migrant care workers, say UNISON and the National Care Forum.

Environment Agency staff accept pay offer following industrial action

Environment Agency staff have accepted a pay offer which will see the lowest paid staff receive an 11% increase.

Library cuts in South Gloucestershire are deeply concerning

South Gloucestershire Council should think again about plans to cut £473,000 from its library services’ budget.

Government must hold NHS pay talks early in the new year, says UNISON

By issuing the pay review body remit letters so late in the day, the government has once again failed to plan ahead. NHS staff now won’t get the wage increase they’re due in April on time.

Council workers lobby to save services in Somerset

Council workers in Somerset will today (Wednesday) lobby a council meeting where a package of proposed cuts are to due be discussed, says UNISON.

Parking enforcement supervisors in Dorset share £40,000 in backpay

“This wouldn’t have been possible without the hard work of our UNISON reps”