UNISON National

Hundreds of international care workers will converge on Westminster from across the UK today (Wednesday) urging the government to abandon “cruel” visa change plans likely to worsen staffing shortages and put vital services at risk, says UNISON.Many are taking their case directly to Downing Street this afternoon in a delegation led by  general secretary Andrea Egan as they h...

By UNISON general secretary Andrea Egan

Today I joined UNISON members in Downing Street to discuss one of the issues our union has been campaigning on for years: the cost of using your own vehicle to do your job.

Members travelled from every corner of the UK, from Norwich to Cornwall to Glasgow, to meet Chancellor Rache...

Pictured above: Green reps Katie Dickson and Gareth Page. Portrait by Steve Forrest

This year is UNISON’s Year of Green Activity, during which the union is highlighting the role of its members in pushing for greener and fairer workplaces.

At the heart of this work are the union’s green reps. And one of the key initiatives of the year is to win greater recognition and e...

Below are the answers to the Overlaps puzzle that appeared in this year’s U Magazine, in April.

Across: 1 Tale, 3 Sweetpea, 9 Parrots, 10 Great, 11 Alert, 12 Bitter, 14 Enters, 16 Spider, 19 Easter, 21 Salsa, 24 Alter, 25 Apostle, 26 Parmesan, 27 Neat.

Down: 1 Ta...

In her first Westminster event as UNISON general secretary, in March, Andrea Egan stood alongside migrant workers in calling for visa reform

UNISON members will descend on Westminster next Wednesday, 10 June, as the union steps up pressure on ministers over what it describes as a “broken promise” to migrant care workers.

The day of action marks a significant escalation...