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

Your NEC: it really is up to you

Balloting has opened for a vital election for our union – and you can take part

A pair of hands holding a small globe, with a plant inside and popping out of the top. Green grass and green background.

2026 Year of Green Activity

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

Portrait of Sam Thornton, standing in a park, with coat and scarf

Light at the end of the tunnel  

Members Sam Thornton and Jill Cartwright believe that their working lives could be transformed when the Employment Rights Bill is passed into law

Making social care work in England

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

The Employment Rights Bill: the story so far 

Labour’s flagship bill will introduce profound improvements to working life. And UNISON was a key player in its creation. By Demetrios Matheou  

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The budget

UNISON’s policy team analyses what it means for members and public services