Proud to work in probation

Probation officers bring hope and rehabilitation to people involved in the criminal justice system. UNISON meets the members who are proud to work in probation – and hears about what needs to change

Portrait of Greg Marshall

Get set for Green UNISON Week by becoming a citizen scientist

Greg Marshall, the chair of UNISON’s Environment Agency sector committee, explains how to become a citizen scientist, as we near Green UNISON Week

How to … lobby

There’s an issue you want to address, campaign for, change for the better. But how do you win the hearts and minds of those who matter? Simon Jackson unpicks the art of lobbying

UNISON’s voice at the heart of government

Labour’s landslide victory has resulted in a number of new MPs with links to UNISON. Meet the class of 2024

Our human rights saved from the brink of extinction

The Labour Party’s return to power should mark an end to central government’s attacks on the Human Rights Act. By UNISON head of legal Shantha David

Christina McAnea: please vote ‘yes’ in UNISON’s political fund ballot

The political fund allows UNISON to fight across the UK for better rights at work, more support for public services, and against discrimination

Opinion: The King’s Speech

UNISON policy officer David Arnold says that Labour’s first King’s Speech reveals ‘the most interventionist and class-conscious government since the 1970s’

‘Working people will decide this election’

Labour’s leader in Scotland, Anas Sarwar, believes that UNISON members are key to turning the page on 14 years of Tory government

Birmingham City Council building

Stats reveal the impact of funding cuts on local government

One story is an anecdote – the stories of millions of workers become statistics

14 years of the Tories – social care

UNISON head of social care Gavin Edwards describes how the Conservatives have brought social care to its knees