Dreams can come true

Five people deeply connected to the care sector explain what it’s like now – and what a national care service would mean for them

One Team Awards

The 2024 One Team Award winners

UNISON’s One Team Awards honour the work of NHS support staff. This year’s winners – a payroll officer, a hospital domestic and a chef – share what the recognition means to them

What’s the point of libraries?

Library activists from Walsall and Hampshire explain the reality behind the stats that funding has been decimated and libraries are closing at an alarming rate

A portrait of Andrew law of the Open University

Empowering humans in an AI world

Andrew Law of the Open University talks to UNISON about the issues and opportunities posed by the AI revolution

Fiona Mercer standing outside the Supreme Court with UNISON's legal team

Fiona Mercer: The care worker at the heart of UNISON’s Supreme Court challenge

UNISON member Fiona Mercer is at the heart of a case being heard in the Supreme Court this week, which could define the future of workers’ rights to strike

UNISON is standing up for social workers and their profession

Four new films illustrate why social work is important and why being in a union is vital too

Healthcare assistants: Re-banded, rewarded and respected

Healthcare assistants are winning reward, recognition and respect in UNISON’s Pay Fair for Patient Care campaign, which has seen thousands of the lowest-paid NHS workers re-banded and paid significant back-pay for performing clinical duties

Collage of pictures of UNISON members taking action

2022 – a year of watershed wins

UNISON has won some incredible victories for workers this year, from securing record-breaking pay increases to winning landmark victories in the Supreme Court

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