“This commission must work to a strict timeframe and focus on how to establish a national care service, not on whether to create one. Urgent work to deliver a fair pay agreement must also be delivered ...

Around 300 workers employed by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) have today (Monday) called off industrial action after agreeing an improved pay deal, says their union UNISON. The employees, who ...

5 January – Deadline for receipt of Winter Essential Grant Programme supporting documentation 29 January – First notification of AGM sent out to NEC, BWOs, branch secretaries and regional welfare ...

“The appointment of Wendy Nichols as one of the new Labour lords is fantastic news. It’s well-deserved recognition for the tireless work of one of the union’s long-serving activists and I’m delighted ...

Commenting on the French rape trial that has led to almost 50 men being sentenced today (Thursday) to more than 400 years in prison, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: “People everywhere ...

Public frustration is understandable as households everywhere will bear the cost of water companies’ failures for years to come. Commenting on the announcement today (Thursday) by Ofwat of new water ...

A new UNISON report highlights the problems of the privatised water sector in England and maps a way to renationalisation Water is life – a basic human need and a critical public service. Yet across ...

Commenting on the provisional local government finance settlement for 2025-26 published today (Wednesday), UNISON head of local government Mike Short said: “Ministers’ acknowledgement that council ...