Majority of homecare staff are unpaid for travel between visits

Three quarters (75%) of care staff who look after people at home are not being paid for the time it takes them to travel between appointments, says UNISON.

11 Woodland Road picket line.

Picket lines confirmed for University of Bristol strike action

All the picket line information you need to support University of Bristol staff taking five days of strike action from Thursday 15 – Monday 19 June 2023.

“What a year we’ve had”

Christina McAnea salutes a year of successful striking and campaigning, in a rousing conference speech.

Five days of strike action announced at the University of Bristol

University support staff in Bristol will take a further five days of action over “insulting” pay offer, says UNISON today (Monday).

Supporting lower paid women in UNISON

‘The strength and stability of our union relies on our ability to recruit, support and develop our women activists’

General secretary urges delegates to ‘get the vote out’

UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea, urged delegates at the union’s local government conference to ”get the vote out” in its latest strike ballot, which ends on 4 July.

Sixth day of action at South Gloucestershire Council

Social workers and occupational therapists working for South Gloucestershire Council have announced a sixth day of strike action.

Arts University Bournemouth staff on strike over ‘woeful’ pay offer

University support staff in Bournemouth will strike tomorrow over “woeful” pay offer from the Universities and Colleges Employers Association, says UNISON today (Monday).

Pride Rainbow Flag

June is Pride Month!

The month of June was chosen for LGBT Pride Month to commemorate the Stonewall riots, which occurred at the end of June 1969. As a result, many pride events are held during this month to recognize the impact LGBT people have had in the world.

University of Bristol support staff announce further date of strike action

University support staff in Bristol will take strike action on Thursday 1 June over “insulting” pay offer.

South Gloucestershire social workers back on strike

Social workers and occupational therapists working for South Gloucestershire Council are back on strike.

Council and school staff begin strike ballot over pay, says UNISON

More than a third of a million council and school support staff across England and Wales will begin voting today (Tuesday) on whether to strike over pay.

And our Equality award goes to…

Sharon Foster, from Bristol UNISON branch, picked up the Get Active Equality award on Friday night.

Bristol Waste rep takes home Learning Initiative award

We are thrilled to announce that Andy Taylor, a dedicated UNISON representative at Bristol Waste, has been recognised with this year’s Learning Initiative award.

Special award for Marcia Dawkins during UNISON’s Year of Black Workers

Marcia Dawkins was the recipient of our Black Members Special Recognition Award at our Get Active awards ceremony on Friday night.