Serious concerns about the performance of Pearson PLC, the world’s biggest education publisher, have prompted a trans-Atlantic alliance of pension funds – which includes UNISON’s staff pension fund –...
Commenting on the latest figures showing the scale of never events in the NHS, UNISON head of health Christina McAnea said: “Never events really should never happen and it is hard to imagine the...
Responding to a report today (Tuesday) from NHS Improvement on the rising demand for nurses in the NHS, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “Reports that the NHS needs another 15,000 nurses...
Responding to the report of the NHS England Mental Health Taskforce, UNISON head of health Christina McAnea said: “The provision of mental health services in this country is in a dire state. “It is...
Responding to a DfE consultation on new guidance aimed at keeping children safe online, Russell Hobby, general secretary of school leaders' union NAHT said:
UNISON today (Monday) urged managers at charity Action for Children to avoid a strike. It comes as UNISON members overwhelmingly backed industrial action following a long-running dispute over pay. A...
UNISON and Unite are today (Monday) stepping up their campaign for pay justice at Action for Children by writing to trustees and celebrity supporters over what they see as pay double standards at the...
Women are being hit hardest by government cuts and by changes that restrict access to justice, Dave Prentis tells women's conference
The article Government cuts are denying women access to justice,...
Responding to the announcement today (Thursday) that the government is to impose a new contract on junior doctors, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “This is a cynical move by Jeremy Hunt...
More than two thirds (67 per cent) of female police staff say bullying is a problem at work, and almost three quarters (72 per cent) are not confident that their force will deal fairly with any...