Reposted by Simon WintleUNISON @unison.org.uk · 22/09/2026📢 New resource for social work students & newly qualified social workers. UNISON and Community Care have launched an interactive guide to help build your career, with: 📝 CV tips 💬 Interview advice 👥 Practitioner insights and more 👉️ Access the guide: buff.ly/l5inSyQ 054
Reposted by Simon WintleUNISON @unison.org.uk · 16/09/2026UNISON general secretary Andrea Egan hits out at “wall of silence” as home secretary Shabana Mahmood refuses to meet with the union over concerns about immigration reforms. www.politicshome.com/news/article...politicshome.comUnison Head Hits Out At “Wall Of Silence” From Shabana Mahmood Over Immigration ChangesExclusive: Unison general secretary Andrea Egan has accused Shabana Mahmood of putting up a “wall of silence” by refusing to meet with the union ra... 057
Simon Wintle @simonwintle.bsky.social · 14/09/2026UNISON is the union for health care students, at just £10 per year. @unisonsw.bsky.social was at @marjonuni.bsky.social last week and @plymuni.bsky.social all this week, welcoming nursing students. Join now for essential cover! 000
Reposted by Simon WintleAndrea Egan UNISON General Secretary @andreaegangs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026From last night's launch of the UNISON and RMT campaign Insource Now. Profiteers have been sucking money out of the public sector for decades and it's time to turn the tide. Join the campaign today. insourcenow.co.uk 2189
Reposted by Simon WintleUNISON @unison.org.uk · 11/08/2026Make the most of your UNISON membership 💜 🎉 Over 150,000 members have now activated their online account and are getting the benefit of being part of the UK's largest union. Activate your account now ⬇️ unsn.uk/Activate 035
Reposted by Simon WintleUNISON @unison.org.uk · 30/07/2026🎉 PRIZE DRAW CLOSES FRIDAY 31 JULY! Activate your UNISON online account today and you could win one of five £500 shopping vouchers! 🛍️ 🔗 unsn.uk/Activate 001
Reposted by Simon WintleUNISON @unison.org.uk · 13/07/202678,000 NHS staff have said loud and clear; 3.3% is not enough The joint health unions delivered our open letter to Health Minister James Murray, demanding long overdue reforms to the NHS pay structure. The Health Secretary must ensure there is no further delay. NHS workers won’t wait much longer 0105
Simon Wintle @simonwintle.bsky.social · 06/07/2026With trans rights under attack as never before, we need to show our support for the trans community. Will you join us? goodlawproject.org/s/d23a8agoodlawproject.orgI stand with trans people | Good Law Project 000
Reposted by Simon WintleZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 26/06/2026For three days in a row the heat record for June has been broken in the UK. The same story right across Europe. Any attempts at this key moment to slow climate action is utterly indefensible. We need day one action to accelerate our climate ambition from Andy Burnham. 25985311
Reposted by Simon WintleAndrea Egan UNISON General Secretary @andreaegangs.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Every penny that goes to the military is money that could have gone to our public services. From my speech at RMT's AGM. 294
Reposted by Simon WintleAndrea Egan UNISON General Secretary @andreaegangs.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Every time a politician blames migrants and refugees for problems created by our unjust economic system it fuels hatred. Every act of scapegoating adds to the cesspit of racism. It needs to stop. All our leaders must go beyond condemnation and stop emboldening the far-right. 25733
Reposted by Simon WintleUNISON @unison.org.uk · 12/06/2026Care workers hand in a letter to PM Keir Starmer in Downing Street. They care for our communities, pay their taxes and have built their lives here — based on a promise. #FairVisasNow 1114
Reposted by Simon WintleUNISON @unison.org.uk · 10/06/2026Unions rebuff Farage: Reform ‘cosplaying’ as workers’ champions Andrea Egan “It’s a con to think Nigel Farage & his rich cronies are interested in unions for anything but cold, hard cash. They don’t believe in basic rights or fair pay & voted against every measure to improve them” unsn.uk/3Qc1FWg 0133
Reposted by Simon WintleUNISON @unison.org.uk · 03/06/2026🚨📊 MPs are right to voice their unease about whether such an ethically questionable company as Palantir should be so embedded into the fabric of public services. Its role could undermine public confidence in the way sensitive data is handled and used. Read more ⬇️ unsn.uk/4uTuiXE 21313
Reposted by Simon WintleUNISON @unison.org.uk · 05/06/2026📢✊ "Behind every visa is a care worker. Behind every care worker is a community that depends on them." @AndreaEganGS is calling on members to join the Fair Visa rally on 10 June. Stand with care workers. Demand Fair Visas Now. Register ⬇️ unsn.uk/FairVisaRally 0113
Reposted by Simon WintleUNISON @unison.org.uk · 05/06/2026Unions have backed the call for a workplace temperature maximum as school exam season could be set to go ahead in a heatwave. UNISON AGS Jon Richards says setting a maximum temperature for workplaces “is essential”unsn.ukGovernment issues statement on heatwave 'challenges' amid school exam seasonTemperatures soared to 35C last month and more hot weather is likely over the summer months 042
Reposted by Simon WintleUNISON @unison.org.uk · 04/06/2026❤️ Fair visas now - email your MP On Wednesday 10 June, care workers from across the UK will be lobbying MPs in Westminster to stop moving the goalposts and make the rules on settlement fair for all. Let your MP know you're standing with them in support ➡️ unsn.uk/4e0V4rs 034
Simon Wintle @simonwintle.bsky.social · 22/05/2026I’ve signed a letter calling for Andy Burnham to clarify his views on control or ownership of public services. Can you sign and share it as well? weownit.org.uk/act-now/sign...weownit.org.ukAdd your name to our open letter to Andy BurnhamPublic control is not public ownership. Andy Burnham must clarify that he backs public ownership of life's essentials. 000
Simon Wintle @simonwintle.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Too often, outsourcing comes at the expense of our services and the workers who keep them going. If you want public services to work for people, not just profit, sign the Record of Support for Labour’s insourcing pledge. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/of...megaphone.org.ukOfficial Record of Support: Back the Biggest Wave of Insourcing in a GenerationOutsourcing companies frequently compete to win public contracts by reducing costs: it's a race to the bottom on the pay, terms, and conditions for their workers. This has a knock-on effect for servic... 000
Simon Wintle @simonwintle.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Too often, outsourcing comes at the expense of our services and the workers who keep them going. If you want public services to work for people, not just profit, sign the Record of Support for Labour’s insourcing pledge. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/of...megaphone.org.ukOfficial Record of Support: Back the Biggest Wave of Insourcing in a GenerationOutsourcing companies frequently compete to win public contracts by reducing costs: it's a race to the bottom on the pay, terms, and conditions for their workers. This has a knock-on effect for servic... 000
Reposted by Simon WintleUNISON @unison.org.uk · 24/04/2026Imagine having to work for exploitative employers for 15 years? That’s the reality for migrant care workers under Shabana Mahmood's new rules. It’s a recipe for exploitation and abuse. Ask the Home Secretary to think again ⏩ unsn.uk/4e0V4rs 084
Reposted by Simon WintlePeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Migrant care workers to leaflet Shabana Mahmood constituents over longer wait to settle Campaign is said to be first time Labour-affiliated Unison is lobbying en masse against a key party policy www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comMigrant care workers to leaflet Shabana Mahmood constituents over longer wait to settleCampaign is said to be first time Labour-affiliated Unison is lobbying en masse against a key party policy 1011117
Reposted by Simon WintleNot In Our Name (NION) Women @nionwomen.bsky.social · 16/04/2026One year on from trans exclusion: Over 100,000 Women Say ‘Not In Our Name’ 🎉 As NION Women’s letter in support of the trans community surpasses 100,000 signatures on this notable day, we look at how far we have come... #NotInOurName #NIONWomen #OneYearLater #WomensRights #TransRights 621784
Simon Wintle @simonwintle.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Have you seen this? Reform UK has just pledged to rip up legal protections for workers and renters. I'm really worried about it. I've signed a petition to stop the steal. Can you add your name too? www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/st...megaphone.org.ukStop the steal: protect workers’ and renters’ rights!Reform UK has just pledged to rip up legal protections for workers and renters. Sign this petition to stop the steal. 010
Simon Wintle @simonwintle.bsky.social · 07/03/2026youtube.com/post/UgkxOH2...youtube.comPost from Novara Media - YouTubeThe Telegraph published a story detailing the devastation caused by US-Israeli attacks on civilian targets across Iran, but made substantial edits after a po... 000
Simon Wintle @simonwintle.bsky.social · 07/03/2026youtube.com/shorts/AJWuv...youtube.comTrump is using AI to fight his wars – with dangerous consequencesYouTube video by The Guardian 000
Reposted by Simon Wintlepmf @clearlight.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Deliberately encouraging hate crimes, including plausible death threats from violent neo-nazis, against the deputy leader of a rival party is 1930's stuff. Despicable by Starmer and that Tory with the weird hair whose incitement to hate-crimes Starmer was amplifying 011
Simon Wintle @simonwintle.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Solidarity with @mothinali.bsky.social, a brave and principled politician, and shame on Starmer and Labour for supporting this defamatory claim. "Greens deputy leader calls for apology from Starmer over false claims that led to death threats" www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comGreens deputy leader calls for apology from Starmer over false claims that led to death threatsMothin Ali fears for his life after anti-war protest was wrongly described as being in support of Iranian regime 232
Simon Wintle @simonwintle.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Theatres assistants in Leeds deserve to be paid properly for the clinical tasks they carry out. I've just signed this petition to support them. Please add your name too. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/pa...megaphone.org.ukPAY FAIR FOR PATIENT CARE - Perioperative Assistants Deserve ParityTheatres assistants in Leeds deserve to be paid properly for the clinical tasks they carry out. Sign the petition to show your support. 000
Reposted by Simon WintleUNISON in Higher Education @unisoninhe.bsky.social · 27/01/2026The continued reliance on an HE funding model based on tuition fees means more and more debt is shifted to students, while staff pay for the lack of funding through cuts and redundancies. We need a radical overhaul to HE and a long-term funding model based on free education. #fundourfutureunison.org.ukA radical overhaul of university funding is needed – to ensure better pay and free education - UNISON NationalThe UK Government’s continued reliance on tuition fees as the main funding mechanism for Higher Education will mean staff will lose out and students will be placed in increasing amounts of debt. UNISO... 041
Simon Wintle @simonwintle.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Members of @unison.org.uk doing essential administrative work in Cornwall hospitals are fighting to protect their jobs. #NoAdminNoNHS. 💪✊ 011
Simon Wintle @simonwintle.bsky.social · 19/01/2026We call on the UK Government to immediately halt any existing consultations on hospital job cuts, such as those taking place in Cornwall, and instead require a full independent enquiry before any hospital job cuts. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...petition.parliament.ukPetition: Require a full and independent enquiry before any hospital job cutsWe call on the UK Government to immediately halt any existing consultations on hospital job cuts, such as those taking place in Cornwall, and instead require a full independent enquiry before any hos... 000
Simon Wintle @simonwintle.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Admin workers at Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust have decided to launch a consultative ballot for industrial action through their union, UNISON Cornwall Acute Branch, to oppose mass job cuts. Well attended meetings last week in Penzance, Hayle and Truro. NO ADMIN, NO NHS! 110
Simon Wintle @simonwintle.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Please sign to support NHS workers at Royal Cornwall Hospital s Trust: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/st...megaphone.org.ukStop the cuts at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS TrustCornwall’s NHS needs investment, not cuts. Patient care depends on the staff who keep the system running. 000
Reposted by Simon WintleUNISON @unison.org.uk · 15/09/2025🚨 UNISON WIN! 🎉 Well done to healthcare assistants in Northumbria. They stood together, and won together. Time for trusts to #PayFairForPatientCare 0147
Reposted by Simon WintleUNISON @unison.org.uk · 15/09/2025Green UNISON Week 19-26 September starts this Friday! It's an ideal opportunity to lay the seeds for the union’s 2026 Year of Green Activity 🌱 Read more: www.unison.org.uk/news/article...unison.org.ukStart planning for Green UNISON Week – and beyond | Article, News | News | UNISON NationalGreen UNISON Week, in September, is an ideal opportunity to lay the seeds for the union's 2026 Year of Green Activity 042
Reposted by Simon WintleUNISON Yorkshire & Humberside @unisonyh.bsky.social · 15/09/2025The National Coal Mining Museum may be showing a pre-historic attitude to resolving the ongoing dispute, but their roar-ful behaviour didn't stop workers bringing their own dinosaur entertainment to match that on the other side of the picket line! 041
Simon Wintle @simonwintle.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Great to kick off Welcome Week at @plymuni.bsky.social meeting #PUNC25 nursing students. We will be here all week also talking to social work, paramedic and other allied health students about @unison.org.uk membership. Meet us here unsn.uk/UoP and #JoinUNISON for just £10 @unisonsw.bsky.social 000
Simon Wintle @simonwintle.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Who doesn't want more rights for workers? Big business, Reform Party, Tory peers and billionaires, that's who! Please sign: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/pa...megaphone.org.ukPass the Employment Rights Bill – in full, without delayThe biggest upgrade in workers’ rights in a generation is within reach. But Tory peers and big business want to water it down. Add your name now to demand the House of Lords passes the Employment Righ... 011
Simon Wintle @simonwintle.bsky.social · 11/02/2025#HeartUnions stall at Plymouth Uni today, with @unison.org.uk reps Judith and Ben. Join UNISON for #ABetterLifeAtWork @unisonsw.bsky.social 062
Reposted by Simon WintleUNISON South West @unisonsw.bsky.social · 20/01/2025How can you keep staff in the health service without putting NHS pay right? 🤔 You can’t. Ask your MP to back urgent negotiations between government, unions & employers to Put NHS Pay Right: unsn.uk/timefortalks 041
Reposted by Simon WintleUNISON @unison.org.uk · 20/01/2025👥 How can you tackle a 7.5 million-strong waiting list without listening to the staff you need to make it happen? You can't. Ask your MP to back urgent negotiations between govt, unions & employers to #PutNHSPayRight 👉 unsn.uk/timefortalksbuff.lyNHS pay – it's time for talksHow can you tackle a 7.5 million strong waiting list without listening to the staff you need to make it happen? You can't. I've asked my MP to back urgent negotiations between government, unions &… 0158
Reposted by Simon WintleUNISON @unison.org.uk · 20/01/2025🗳️ The higher education pay ballot opens tomorrow, 21 January. Look out for your ballot paper in the green envelope, being posted out this week. More info: unsn.uk/4dhoKx1 @UNISONinHE 086
Simon Wintle @simonwintle.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Talking Therapy in Derbyshire is under threat! Derbyshire UNISON are fighting to prevent over 70 highly qualified and dedicated NHS staff from being outsourced! Sign their petition: megaphone.org.uk/petitions/ta... From megaphone.org.uk 000
Simon Wintle @simonwintle.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Exeter office of @unisonsw.bsky.social supporting the @tucsouthwest.bsky.social @unisontheunion.bsky.social #WorkplaceDayOfAction calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. #Workplaces4Palestine 192
Reposted by Simon WintleUNISON @unison.org.uk · 25/11/2024Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Nearly one in three women have experienced violence. Violence against women and girls is one of the most prevalent and pervasive human rights violations in the world. There is #NoExcuse 03016