Janey Starling

To mark Disability History Month 2025, two of UNISON’s most senior disabled activists, Jeanette Lloyd and Tina Kemp, share their thoughts on what needs to change for disabled people

‘We need a voice – I want to speak up for low-paid women’. Meet our new UNISON president, Catherine McKenna

UNISON legal officer Bruce Robin explains the technical details of school inspector Andy Hewston’s case

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

UNISON members working in universities are facing the brunt of cuts because of a funding model that is ‘not fit for purpose’, as Janey Starling discovers

A vivid and vital book by historian Emily Callaci shows how a campaign about women’s care work is as relevant today as it was in the 1970s. By Janey Starling

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?


