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Feature of the week

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How unions got their power back

Senior UNISON staff discuss how the Employment Rights Bill will liberate trade unions from the legal shackles imposed by the Tories and transform industrial relations – in ways that benefit all workers

Behind the headlines

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UNISON finds Ofsted ‘inadequate’

Union member and long-time school inspector Andy Hewston was sacked by Ofsted for gross misconduct. UNISON helped him fight back – and win

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AI: taking over or helping out?

With so much talk – and concern – about artificial intelligence and its impact on our lives and work, UNISON’s AI expert takes questions about what it will mean

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Failing to make the grade

UNISON members working in universities are facing the brunt of cuts caused by a funding model that is ‘not fit for purpose’

The big picture

The seesaw history of council housing

In the third of our series on the UK housing crisis, Simon Jackson looks back at the history of council housing and how it can inform the future

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2026: the Year of Green Activity

Why the climate crisis is a core trade union issue – and what we can do about it

UNISON people

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The admin workers who keep the NHS running

UNISON’s One Team Awards honour the vital, yet often unseen work of NHS support staff. This year’s winners all work in admin

Consuelo Moreno - UNISON SOAS rep.

Cleaned out 

They are the invisible army who keep our workplaces safe. Hailed as heroes in the COVID-19 pandemic, have cleaners since been forgotten? And is it because most are women? 

Equality reps

UNISON activists discuss what a difference the Employment Rights Bill will make to their work

UNISON on film

Making social care work in England

A national care service in England is becoming a reality – but there’s still much to do

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A better life at work

What is it? How will it change working lives? How did we get here? And what happens next? An introduction to the Employment Rights Bill

Guides and briefings

Unfair dismissal for gross misconduct

Our legal team explains the technical details of school inspector Andy Hewston’s case

How to … spot fake news

Populist politicians and the far right deliberately use disinformation. So how can we tell when it’s fake?

New penalties for fire and rehire

Employers failing to collective consult with unions may have to pay more in compensation

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