female cleaner in a hospital

Health members win in Liverpool

Improved terms and conditions for Liverpool Women’s University Hospital staff as soft facilities management are brought back into the NHS

Article on the UNISON National site.
Three women holding UNISON placards that say 'Stop Subcos - Keep the NHS public'

Strike on the cards at Dorset hospitals in outsourcing dispute

Overwhelming majority of health workers say they want to vote for strike action

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
UNISON national business, community and environment officer Kelly Hannah-Rogers (right) signing a diversity and inclusion policy agreement with Veolia in March in Paris, with Glen Flitton, the union’s national convenor for Veolia, and Paola Panzeri, the deputy general secretary of the European Public Services Union.

Opinion: Europe – still at the table, still making a difference

Even after Brexit, UNISON continues to sit at the table with some of Europe’s largest employers and maintain an influence

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Colchester Hospital support staff vow to keep striking against outsourcing

Hundreds of cleaners, porters, housekeepers and other support staff will follow an August strike with a further five days in September, in bid to remain in-house

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
Glen Carrington addressing health conference

Why insourcing isn’t always a win

Health conference hears of situations where ‘insourcing’ actually means bringing a private company into the NHS to provide services

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Behind the scenes of a successful insourcing campaign

UNISON members at a London NHS trust explain how they won their insourcing campaign – and the many benefits

Bringing services home

A successful insourcing campaign at a London university offers valuable lessons for UNISON’s campaign to bring services in-house

How to … run an insourcing campaign

UNISON branches are tackling insourcing with increasing success. The union has produced a new guide that will help others wishing to bring their members back in-house

Lisa Nandy at 2023 Local government conference

Labour promises to rebuild local government

Lisa Nandy says Labour has been ‘inspired’ by UNISON’s work on insourcing, bringing services back into local authority control

Article on the UNISON National site.

Insourcing campaigners at Barts NHS Trust celebrate final phase

Cleaning, catering and support staff at five London hospitals are now back in-house

Article, News on the UNISON National site.