UNISON @unison.org.uk · 23hOn 13 October, UNISON members will come together to tell MPs: invest in public services, deliver fair pay, insource now and make the wealthiest pay their fair share. Read Clare Williams' latest blog on why we need you there ⬇️ buff.ly/c8LTlzr #WeShowUp 111
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 05/10/2026🚨 Final chance to have your say in our school support staff negotiating body consultation for members in England! You must complete your online vote by 06 OCTOBER to be counted. Check your email for your personal link and make your voice heard! 020
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 03/10/2026📢✊ Our public services need a bailout. Workers have held them together for years while being asked to do more with less. Enough is enough. They show up for us. Now tell the government: show up for them. ✍️ Sign the petition ⬇️ buff.ly/N9kst09 #WeShowUp 052
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 02/10/2026There may be trouble in Reform UK's ranks, but the party of millionaires is still a threat to workers and public services. Read the blog 👇 buff.ly/psg07oM 142
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 02/10/2026📢✊ Our public services need a bailout. Fair pay. Proper investment. Bring services back in-house. Public service workers show up every day. Now it’s the government’s turn. ✍️ Sign the petition ⬇️ buff.ly/N9kst09 #WeShowUp 032
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 01/10/2026Top 5 takeaways from Labour party conference 🌹 It was a big week for the new prime minister. But what were our Liverpool highlights? ✨ buff.ly/Qb8Xfj3buff.lyTop 5 takeaways from the Labour Party conference1. Migrant care workers made a mighty impact with their demonstration over the government’s ‘broken promises’ on visas (pictured, above right). The protest, just outside the conference centre,… 123
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 01/10/2026Menopause can affect every part of working life. Yet too many people feel unable to ask for support or workplace adjustments. The right policies and adjustments are good for workers and good for employers too. 💜 062
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 01/10/2026Solidarity with staff across all three unions at Glasgow Caledonian University taking action to stop compulsory redundancies and protect essential services students rely on. ✊💜 Unions remain ready to work with the university on a solution that secures jobs and supports students buff.ly/mPb0PR1buff.lyGlasgow Caledonian University staff to strike for two weeks over compulsory redundanciesSecurity staff, cleaners, couriers, accommodation and registry workers at the university are set to walk out over the dispute 074
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 01/10/2026This #BlackHistoryMonth, we celebrate the rich history, achievements and resilience of Black communities across the UK. This is a time to reflect on the barriers that remain and renew our commitment to equality, justice and anti-racism in every workplace and community. #HonouringOurCommunities 170
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 30/09/2026🏥💷 NHS workers are still waiting on a promise made two years ago to fix problems with their pay structure. UNISON says the health secretary must finish the job, secure the investment needed and urgently restart pay talks with unions. Read more ⬇️ buff.ly/MoMOivi 083
Reposted by UNISONUNISON Fife Health Branch @unisonfifehealth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026🤖💜 UNISON’s Jacqueline Keddie at #LabourConference on AI in public services. AI should support workers, not replace them. UNISON is calling for transparency, proper training and trade union consultation before new systems are introduced. ✊ #UNISON #AI 012
Reposted by UNISONUNISON Yorkshire & Humberside @unisonyh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Theatre assistants in Leeds are returning to the picket line next week. They perform clinical tasks and should be paid for them, but managers are refusing to return to negotiations. It'll be a continuous, indefinite strike unless trust bosses get back round the table. 👉 unsn.uk/LTHindefinit... 065
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 30/09/2026Care workers spend their working lives supporting others. They deserve security in retirement too. The health secretary's announcement of a national collective pension scheme is a direct result of campaigning by UNISON members. UNISON is ready to work with government to make it a reality. 021
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 30/09/2026No National Care Service without freedom for care workers! #FairVisasNow #Lab26 173
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 30/09/2026🚨 Councils across England, Cymru and Scotland are facing a funding crisis. Sustainable funding is needed to recover and thrive. 📣 Email your elected representative today and demand the investment our councils need to rebuild and strengthen our communities 👉️ buff.ly/m3ghTo1 042
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 29/09/2026📢✊ Fixing social care starts with the people holding the system together. @AndreaEganGS.bsky.social responds to the PM’s #Lab26 speech, calling for better pay and conditions and a reversal of plans to make migrant care workers wait 15 years for settlement. Read more ⬇️ buff.ly/W41f3VT 011
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 29/09/2026📢✊ Migrant workers must not be made scapegoats for decades of failure to invest in public services. At #Lab26, @AndreaEganGS.bsky.social called on the government to drop plans that could force migrant workers to wait 15 years for settlement. Keep the promise. #FairVisasNow ⬇️ buff.ly/kN5likA 062
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 29/09/2026Last week, more than 20,000 council workers in Glasgow were threatened with dismissal in the biggest single act of fire and rehire in British history. ‘No worker… should ever again be told to accept worse terms and conditions or lose your job’ Louise Noble, UNISON Scotland tells Labour conference. 1139
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 29/09/2026📢✊ On 13 October, UNISON members are taking our demands directly to Westminster. It’s time to show up together and make our voices heard. Clare Williams on why we need you there ⬇️ buff.ly/c8LTlzr #WeShowUp 100
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 29/09/2026"Unions must organise where people are, in workplaces and online." UNISON assistant general secretary Clare Williams at the #campaignlab Labour conference fringe on collaborating and campaigning effectively for working people. #Lab26 #organising 054
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 29/09/2026Today, Labour conference is talking about a National Care Service. Any plan to fix care must put the workforce at its heart 🩵 Here is the real story. #Lab26 #FairVisasNow" 031
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 29/09/2026Studying or building a career in social work? 👋 UNISON and Community Care have put together a practical guide covering CV tips, career progression, moving between specialisms and much more. 📖 Take a look: buff.ly/uDQIpUK 050
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 28/09/2026There's still time to vote in SSSNB consultation to let us know your view on the proposed changes in the way pay, terms and conditions are negotiated for school support staff in England - do it today! buff.ly/WrBpWWV #sssnbunison.org.ukA new deal for school support staff | UNISON - the public service unionUNISON is at the forefront of work on exciting new legislation for school support staff in England 000
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 28/09/2026"We show up to deliver for the public. Now we need the government to show up for us." At Labour conference, Tess Morris from @unisoncymru.bsky.social spoke for workers who keep public services running every day and called for services to be brought back in-house. #WeShowUp #InsourceNow 031
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 28/09/2026📢💷 There’s no path to growth and better living standards without strong public services. Responding to Chancellor John Healey’s #LabConf26 speech, UNISON general secretary Andrea Egan says it’s time to invest properly in the services people rely on. Read more ⬇️ buff.ly/USrU0Ud 042
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 28/09/2026NO TO PALANTIR 🚫 120+ organisations and unions across Europe call for the scrapping of all existing public sector contracts with Palantir. 02015
Reposted by UNISONNick Child TU @nickchildtu.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Public service workers show up for us – now it’s the government’s turn to show up for them. You can't not be moved by this.... Please sign the @unison.org.uk petition now! action.unison.org.uk/page/200259/... youtu.be/jPAAUF3KblE?...youtu.beWe Show Up | UNISONYouTube video by UNISON 023
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 28/09/2026🫶 Welfare at Work Week | 28 Sept - 2 Oct 💜 If you're a UNISON member struggling financially, our charity #ThereForYou may be able to help. Whether you're dealing with debt, need support with budgeting, or are finding it difficult to make ends meet, support is available. buff.ly/k07XAQ0 164
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 28/09/2026Today, UNISON members will be rallying outside Labour conference calling for the government to keep their promise to workers who came to the UK to care for our communities 🩵 #FairVisasNow 092
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 28/09/2026Today, migrant care workers are taking their message directly to Labour conference - keep your promise to the workers who came to the UK to care for our communities. They'll be joined by UNISON general secretary Andrea Egan and others. Invest in social care 🩵 Support #FairVisasNow #LabConf26 0187
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 27/09/2026🚨 “UNISON’s very clear: we don’t think the rules should be changed for migrant workers who are here delivering our social care services.” Assistant general secretary Clare Williams speaking to Channel 4 News at #LabConf26. #FairVisasNow 041
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 27/09/2026🚨 “The risk of losing these people is too great for our sector.” Methodist Homes CEO Sam Monaghan warns against driving away the migrant care workers our care system relies on. They deserve fairness, dignity and security. It’s time for #FairVisasNow. 1106
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 27/09/2026The prime minister can’t wait any longer to fix social care. A National Care Service must start with action now: ✅ Put care before private profit ✅ Properly fund the Fair Pay Agreement ✅ End exploitation in the sector 🔗 unison.org.uk/press/2026/0... 283
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 27/09/2026Every day public service workers show up for us. Now it's the government's turn to show up for public services. Invest more. Insource now. Pay fair. Add your name to our petition: 🔗 buff.ly/ettTyDo #WeShowUp #InsourceNow #PayFair 076
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 27/09/2026Every day, public service workers show up for us 💙 Now it's the government's turn to show up for public services. Invest more. Insource now. Pay fair. Add your name to our petition: 🔗 unsn.uk/we-show-up-petition #WeShowUp #InsourceNow #FairPay 021
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 27/09/2026On the eve of Labour conference, UNISON general secretary Andrea Egan has urged the government to listen to migrant health and care workers and those, like Angela Rayner, speaking out against plans to extend the wait for permanent residency. 051
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 26/09/2026We show up so every child is supported 💙 Now it's the government's turn to show up for us. After years of underfunding, cuts and privatisation, public services need urgent investment to recover. Sign the petition: 🔗 buff.ly/ettTyDo #WeShowUp 033
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 25/09/2026Labour must keep its promise to end exploitative zero-hours contracts. Reform of zero-hours contracts could be transformational, but only if the government listens to workers’ needs, not employer scaremongering. buff.ly/EPGxnw1 052
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 25/09/2026"Climate change is happening now." Read how workers in water and environment sectors are managing increasingly extreme conditions while coping with the effects of decades of underinvestment. buff.ly/IgPBCewbuff.ly‘Climate change is happening now’ | UNISON - the public service unionIt’s been another long, record-breaking summer, and forecasts predict that next year will be even hotter, blowing apart all previous records. 032
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 25/09/2026UK's largest trade union slams Reform led council's decision to withdraw support for anti-racism charity. We will continue to support the dedicated work of #ShowRacismTheRedCard - especially at a time when racism is on the rise. www.sunderlandecho.com/news/people/... @srtrcengland.bsky.socialsunderlandecho.comUnion slams Reform led council's decision to withdraw support for anti-racism charityUNISON said racism in the workplace is on the rise 085
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 24/09/2026Half of public service workers losing sleep worrying about the people who depend on them. UNISON has launched a petition calling on the Government to invest in public services ahead of the Autumn budget. buff.ly/Zzx9gJRbuff.lyHalf of public service workers losing sleep worrying, UNISON finds | LocalGovNearly half (45%) of public service workers say they lose sleep worrying about the people who depend on them, according to a new UNISON survey. 046
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 24/09/2026Our councils need more funding to protect vital local services. UNISON is calling on the Westminster, Scottish and Welsh Governments to invest. 📢 Support our campaign: email your MP, MSP or Senedd Member and urge them to back our councils 👉️ buff.ly/m3ghTo1 041
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 24/09/2026📢✊ Public service workers have been holding our services together for years. Enough is enough. They cannot keep being asked to do more with less. They show up for us every day. Now tell the government: show up for them. Sign the petition ⬇️ buff.ly/ettTyDo #WeShowUp 043
Reposted by UNISONCommon Wealth @cmmonwealth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026We were told outsourcing would transform our public services. But the reality has been far from the pitch. Our new report, in collaboration with @unison.org.uk and @rmtunion.bsky.social, outlines why insourcing is needed across the public sector. www.common-wealth.org/publications...common-wealth.orgBack In-House: The Case for Ending OutsourcingGovernment outsourcing has channelled public money into private profit, at the expense of workers’ rights, democratic accountability and service quality. Bringing services back in-house should be the ... 1117
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 24/09/2026Almost half of public service workers are lying awake at night worrying about the people who rely on them. • 87% say their workload is growing. • 79% are being asked to do more with fewer resources. Public services need urgent investment. The government must act now. buff.ly/ipTVbO0 #WeShowUp 143
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 23/09/2026Every day, public service workers show up for us. Now it's the government's turn to show up for public services. ✅ Invest more ✅ Insource now ✅ Pay fair Add your name to our petition: 🔗 buff.ly/ettTyDo #WeShowUp #InsourceNow #FairPay 031
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 23/09/2026"There is modern slavery happening right now." Migrant care workers are told to stay silent, accept poor treatment and endure exploitation because they are tied to a single employer. It's a system that traps workers with abusive employers. We need a better way. #FairVisasNow 087
UNISON @unison.org.uk · 22/09/2026Every day, public service workers show up for us 💙 Now it's the government's turn to show up for public services. Invest more. Insource now. Pay fair. Add your name to our petition: 🔗 unsn.uk/we-show-up-petition #WeShowUp #InsourceNow #FairPay 032