North West migrant care workers win victory against modern slavery

Salford mayor becomes the first to sign a new migrant care workers charter, created with the help of migrant workers themselves

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Wendy Nichols during her presidential year, chairing national delegate conference

UNISON members recognised in honours list

Members receive awards for contributions to the trade union movement, water regulation, and work in the community

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Salford city branch wins £19m pay rise for care workers across England

After sustained campaigning from UNISON, large care provider commits to paying the real living wage to employees

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UNISON members on a socially distanced picket line outside Cumberland Infirmary

Cumberland Infirmary workers stage second strike

UNISON calls on NHS England to investigate where a “substantial sum” of money has gone that should have been used to fund unsocial hours payments for the workers

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Unions hold last-ditch talks to avert Cumberland Infirmary strike

Mitie, the hospital trust and Health Management Carlisle are squabbling over who is responsible for paying 150 workers unsocial hours payments that have been missed for a decade

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Wigan and Leigh rehab workers win long-running dispute

We Are With You staff will now be paid in line with NHS pay rates until at least 2022 – and the company has also recognised UNISON

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Addiction support workers enter last day of latest strike

We Are With You continues to refuse to pay promised wage increase, after Central Arbitration Committee rules it has to recognise UNISON

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Thousands turn out to protest at Tory conference

UNISON North West, who have been fighting on the front line of public service cuts for the past decade, led the march

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Addaction staff strike over broken pay promises

Local MPs back drug and alcohol support workers, who were told that pay rises would match NHS workers

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Drawn to the homeless

A UNISON member talks about his unusual art project