The autumn statement: A disaster for working people

The chancellor’s autumn statement was a reaction to an economic crisis of the government’s own making. UNISON policy officer David Arnold looks at the consequences for UNISON members and public services

Portrait of Rob Ferrol with an award and Vlada Bahinska

From Worksop to Warsaw

Paramedic and UNISON member Rob Ferrol recalls the odyssey that took him to the Ukrainian/Polish border, on a very special rescue mission

Fire and rehire: How to fight it

UNISON lawyers, organisers and activists give advice on how to fight the aggressive employment practice that’s on the rise

Educate, agitate, organise

A union learning agenda is not just another perk of being in a union, it’s a matter of equality. Janey Starling finds out about the UNISON College

What makes a champion?

Each year, UNISON’s Local Service Champions Awards celebrate the extraordinary work of our local government members. Meet this year’s champion and runner-up

Storm clouds

Hard times and bleak houses as bills plunge millions into despair

UNISON members face Dickensian hardship as the costs of domestic fuel and petrol cause suffering and fear

Supporting members in a warzone

Six months into the Russian invasion, Ukraine trade union activists continue to help members in ways that are both dramatically different and comfortingly familiar

The cost of living: Brighton and Hove

UNISON branch secretary Corinna Edwards-Colledge discusses how the cost of living is affecting working people in her branch Brighton & Hove

Dirty energy: solar panels and forced labour

UNISON joins an important new campaign against the purchasing of solar panels that are a product of China’s persecution of the Uyghur people

Why we marched in London to ‘Demand Better’

UNISON members explain why they took part in the TUC’s march and rally