The big picture

Book review: Repeat by Dennis Glover 

In his comparisons of populist political figures past and present, Glover offers a grim warning of history repeating itself

Clara Mason standing on some stairs, surrounding by children running down the stairs. The children are out of focus

The beating heart of the school community

The new School Support Staff Negotiating Body is a genuine opportunity to make sure all school staff are treated fairly and equally

Portrait of Mike Berners-Lee, with a beach and water behind him.

A climate of truth

Demetrios Matheou meets the campaigning author and academic Mike Berners-Lee, whose new book attempts a different approach in the battle to save the planet

close up on different coloured spines of booklets

Equipped to negotiate

Kevin Russell, UNISON’s national officer in the bargaining support team, explains their key role in equipping pay negotiators with the knowledge they need to win

Shantha David and Maggi Ferncombe standing back to back with UNISON sign in the background

How unions got their power back

Senior UNISON staff discuss how the Employment Rights Bill will liberate trade unions from the legal shackles imposed by the Tories and transform industrial relations – in ways that benefit all workers

How to: get the vote out for the NEC election

Voting for UNISON’s 2025 NEC elections starts on 21 April and closes on 21 May. It’s crucial to encourage as many members as possible to vote

Firm Foundations part three: the history of council housing

As the housing crisis deepens, Simon Jackson looks back at the history of council housing and how it can inform the future

A portrait of Wacuka, a migrant care worker

Cowboy care companies

Two migrant care workers explain the effects of a flawed visa system

Firm foundations part two: the crippling cost of the crisis

In the second of our series on the UK housing crisis, Simon Jackson examines two key symptoms – the impact on health and homelessness

A graphic showing a brick wall with 'Firm Foundations: A UNISON series on the housing crisis" written on the bricks

Firm Foundations – housing: a basic human right

In the first of a series on the UK housing crisis, Simon Jackson explores the many issues involved, what the government intends to do about them, and what UNISON is doing