Cleaners at the forefront of needlestick injuries

Figures show the importance of controlling hazards, as European Health and Safety Week gets under way.

Article on the UNISON National site.

Time to stop the violence plaguing workers in the community sector

MPs join UNISON members and employers at parliamentary launch of union’s Violence at Work charter

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

The UK’s disappearing meat hygiene inspectors

Between March 2013 and April 2017, the number of meat inspectors employed by the independent Food Standards Agency (FSA) dropped by 30%

Article, P.S data on the UNISON National site.

Everyone has the right to a safe and secure workplace, declares conference

Too many community, housing and care workers are being ‘attacked at work for minimum wage’ as a normal part of the job

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Safety reps honoured for ‘going beyond the call of duty’

Margaret Davis and Adrian House named UNISON safety reps of the year

Article on the UNISON National site.

Stress: helping branches help our members

The stress epidemic in public services is sadly an all-too-familiar story

Article on the UNISON National site.
Photo credit: Ben Brooksbank

From explosions to asbestos – the history of health and safety

Find out how we got to where we are with health and safety regulation

Article, P.S data on the UNISON National site.

Figures reveal toll of asbestos in schools

From teaching assistants to teachers to pupils, asbestos in schools is a killer and cuts to school funding can only make the situation worse

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

‘Our Brexit brings the country together’, UNISON members told

National delegates debate a raft of motions on the risks posed by the Brexit negotiations

Article on the UNISON National site.

’It’s the workplace that needs to change, not the person’

Conference pledges action to tackle growing problem of mental health issues for local government workers facing pressures driven by austerity, cuts and growing demand for the services they provide

Article, News on the UNISON National site.