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

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Equipped to negotiate

Kevin Russell, UNISON’s national officer in the bargaining support team, explains their key role in equipping pay negotiators with the knowledge they need to win

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

Andy Hewston stands in a blue shirt

Legal briefing: unfair dismissal for gross misconduct

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

Firm Foundations: ask the expert

Sylvia Jones, UNISON’s housing policy expert, addresses several major issues in the housing sector and how UNISON is responding

Your NEC: it really is up to you

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

How to: get the vote out for the NEC election

Voting for UNISON’s 2025 NEC elections starts on 21 April and closes on 21 May. It’s crucial to encourage as many members as possible to vote

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Failing to make the grade

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 

Firm Foundations part three: the history of council housing

As the housing crisis deepens, Simon Jackson looks back at the history of council housing and how it can inform the future

Book cover and photo of Emily Callaci

Wages for Housework by Emily Callaci – book review  

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