Tracey Wainwright standing on an upper level of what appears to be a conference centre, with people and stalls below, and a giant globe that takes up the whole height of the building

COP30: fighting for a seat at the table

The UN’s annual climate conference, held this November in Brazil, led to a significant win for the campaign to ensure a just transition in climate policy. Tracey Wainwright, the energy sector member on UNISON’s national executive council, was there

From dustcart till dawn: a day in the life of Westminster’s cleaning crew 

Patrick Ward meets some of the UNISON members who work around the clock to keep one of London’s busiest boroughs clean and tidy 

Portrait of Diane Coombs in front of a hospital entrance sign.

Working rights you can bank on  

Bank workers are essential to the NHS, but they lack many of the rights of permanent staff. UNISON is working to change that for the better. By Patrick Ward

Hetticia and Vanderbilt McIntosh posing with a group of UNISON staff including Christina McAnea

The McIntosh fight for Windrush justice

Hetticia and Vanderbilt McIntosh are petitioning for legal aid for all Windrush survivors seeking compensation from the government

Legal Briefing: successful race discrimination claim

UNISON trainee solicitor Shannon Salomone explains the technical details of Bindu Parmar’s race discrimination case

Baz Harding-Clark, dressed in hospital scrubs, and Alfredo Thompson in a suit, standing side by side and smiling. Behind them some information boards and the words 'our values'

Working with cancer

UNISON health branch partners with trust on a groundbreaking new policy for supporting staff who are dealing with cancer

Clara Mason standing on some stairs, surrounding by children running down the stairs. The children are out of focus

The beating heart of the school community

The new School Support Staff Negotiating Body is a genuine opportunity to make sure all school staff are treated fairly and equally

Late Shift – new drama celebrates nurses on the frontline

A powerful new film pays tribute to the dedication of nurses despite the pressures of understaffing. Demetrios Matheou introduces the film, and director Petra Volpe answers some questions

Portrait of Mike Berners-Lee, with a beach and water behind him.

A climate of truth

Demetrios Matheou meets the campaigning author and academic Mike Berners-Lee, whose new book attempts a different approach in the battle to save the planet

Shantha David and Maggi Ferncombe standing back to back with UNISON sign in the background

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