Black members pass motions on disability and cost of living crisis

The second day of the UNISON national Black members’ conference, hosted in Edinburgh, passed a number of key motions affecting Black workers

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
Jon Richards, UNISON assistant general secretary, speaking at UNISON's national young members conference in Bournemouth

Young members’ conference opens with debates about cost of living

Assistant general secretary Jon Richards welcomes delegates and speaks before a morning of debate

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block of flats

Take part in UNISON’s survey on the state of housing

The work will find out more about the housing issues members are facing

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

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

Christina McAnea and four members deliver a petition to No10 Downing Street

UNISON delivers pay petition to Downing Street

Over 183,000 people signed the petition, demanding that the government ends the pay crisis by raising the minimum wage to £15 an hour

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Crass and shelves of tinned and packet food in a food bank

Food banks under pressure from a ‘tsunami of need’

Food bank charity The Trussell Trust reports that one in five working people are now turning to food banks, as the cost of living crisis takes its toll

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Hundreds of workers lobby Parliament for better pay

UNISON members join the TUC’s ‘We Demand Better’ lobby and rally, urging MPs to do the right thing over the cost of living crisis

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Leaving workers in poverty is no way to run vital services

Holding down pay will worsen a bad situation

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Mileage rate rise needed urgently for public sector staff

Workers cannot go on subsidising employers while driving for work

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.
Portrait of Christina McAnea

Blog: The government paves the way for Austerity 2.0

‘Austerity affects peoples’ lives so profoundly that its legacy can last for generations’

General Secretary, General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.