The Latest Breaking News from Unison

Member of Labour’s NEC who understood the need to modernise the party’s culture to reflect the politics of the late 1980s

Letter: Ministers must think again on their approach to foreign help – and announce the funding to make the fair pay agreement a reality, says Christina McAnea of Unison

COMMENT: As battle lines are drawn within Labour over taxing the super-rich, Chris Blackhurst says that the government must resist Lord Kinnock's siren call to take a 2 per cent slice of asset values above £10 million – because the country's economic prosperity depends on it

Intel has discontinued its popular Unison app on Windows, which let users sync their phone's data with their Windows PC. Now, the app is encouraging users to switch to another multi-device experience.

Christina McAnea, general secretary of Unison, called on Labour to tax wealth and profits.

More than half a million days were lost to call handler illness in the three years from April 2021

High numbers of staff leaving because of high pressure, lack of support, verbal abuse, long shifts and low pay, union says

New figures obtained by Unison showed high turnover rates among call handlers.

Without sufficient planning officers, many will struggle to get much-needed homes because of planning approval delays, Unison said.