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Pineapple union members in Costa Rica
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Twenty years of global solidarity

This month UNISON celebrates the 20th anniversary of its International Development Fund, which continues to support trade unions worldwide

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
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Lee Saunders addressing conference
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Political turmoil in the US could happen in the UK

In a stirring speech to national delegate conference, US union leader Lee Saunders offered a cautionary tale laced with fighting inspiration

News on the UNISON National site.
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graphic image of two clenched hands breaking a chain
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UNISON joins forces with Friends of the Earth on due diligence law

Members are urged to join the fight to hold business and the public sector to account for human rights and environmental damage in their supply chains

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
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Christina McAnea standing at a rally with two women, holding trade union flags, including a UNISON one, with other women in the background
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Christina McAnea defends women’s rights at UN event

The UNISON general secretary emphasised how the public sector is essential to advancing women’s economic rights and equality

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
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Carol Ng, former chair, Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions
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Opinion: ‘We stand with the Hong Kong trade unionists’

Trade unionists and pro-democracy leaders sentenced to between four and 10 years

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
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UNISON centre sign
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UNISON condemns the resumption of violence in Gaza and calls for an immediate ceasefire

Health workers continue to risk their lives as they attempt to respond to the huge increase of those requiring treatment

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
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UNISON sign at the union's centre in London
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UNISON calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Israel

The union condemns the rising death toll of Palestinian civilians – especially children – caused by Israel’s bombardment

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
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Photo of a plantation worker, walking in a plantation, away from the camera, carrying a large number of bananas on his back
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The bruising truth about bananas

Plantation workers in Costa Rica pay a high price for the tropical fruit on our tables, but trade unions are working hard to protect them. Demetrios Matheou reports

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Gonul Erden with friends on release
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Trade unionist Gonul Erden released from prison in Turkey

‘I am a nurse and should be helping those affected, not held between four walls’

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UNISON opposes school demolition in West Bank

‘Such violations of Palestinian rights and international law are inextricably linked to the occupation of the Palestinian territories, which Israel must bring to an end’

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
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