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On 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

Join the We Show Up lobby of Westminster. We Show Up: Invest more. Pay fair. Insource now.

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 21h

🚨 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!

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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

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 02/10/2026

There 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

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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

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 01/10/2026

Menopause 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. 💜

49% of women have considered leaving their jobs due to menopause symptoms. Source: Royal London, 2024

Quote: My experience with dealing with menopause issues was awful. At the time I thought I was having a nervous breakdown. I was struggling to concentrate and work was all getting too much.

4. What can I do? 1. Speak to your colleagues about what would make your workplace more supportive and feed your ideas back to your UNISON rep. 2. Ask your regional education team about our popular member learning courses and activist workshops. 3. Get involved in a range of other UNISON campaigns on issues that particularly affect women, including sexual harassment and the gender pay gap.

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 01/10/2026

This #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

October 26 UNISON celebrates Black History Month

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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

Health secretary must finish the job – and fix pay

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 30/09/2026

Care 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.

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 30/09/2026

No National Care Service without freedom for care workers! #FairVisasNow #Lab26

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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

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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

UNISON response to prime minister's speech: "Fixing social care starts with the people holding the system together."

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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

Migrant workers protest at Labour conference over 'broken promises'

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 29/09/2026

Last 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.

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 29/09/2026

She is being ignored. Will you listen? #FairVisasNow #Lab26

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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

Clare 2nd from left on the discussion panel

Clare speaking about organising in the workplace and online.

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 29/09/2026

This is what solidarity looks like. #FairVisasNow #Lab26

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 29/09/2026

Today, 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"

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 29/09/2026

Studying 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

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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

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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

UNISON response to chancellor's Labour conference speech: Strong public services essential for growth. Image of John Healey MP.

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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

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 28/09/2026

Today, 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

Migrant care workers rally outside Labour conference

Andrea Egan:
The NHS, social care and other essential services rely on the hard work of migrant staff.

People came to this country to help look after our loved ones on the promise of being able to settle in the country after five years.

Now the government is breaking that promise with the threat of up to 15 years of insecurity and exploitation.

The government must drop these plans, and invest properly in public services.

Andrea Egan, UNISON general secretary
will be joining workers at the rally today

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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

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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.

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 27/09/2026

The 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...

PM Andy Burnham outside No 10. Prime minister can't wait any longer to fix social care, says UNISON

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 27/09/2026

Every 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

Care worker: Invest more. Insource now. Pay Fair.

Paramedic: Invest more. Insource now. Pay Fair.

School support staff: Invest more. Insource now. Pay Fair.

Invest more. Insource now. Pay Fair.
Every day, public service workers show up for us - now it’s the government’s turn to show up for public services.
Sign the petition
unsn.uk/we-show-up-petition

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 27/09/2026

Every 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

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 27/09/2026

On 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.

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 26/09/2026

We 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

We show up. So every child is supported. Photo of teaching assistant.

Backing our school system and support staff means more children can flourish. Demand the government invest in our public service workers. Sign the petition unsn.uk/we-show-up-petition

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 25/09/2026

Labour 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

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 24/09/2026

Our 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

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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

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 24/09/2026

Almost 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

Photo of paramedic comforting patient's relative in waiting room. We Show Up.

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 23/09/2026

Every 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

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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

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 22/09/2026

Photo 1: Care worker - 'we show up'. Photo 2: Care worker with older person 'so you're not alone'

Taking care of care workers means less people will suffer alone. Demand the government invest in our public service workers. Sign the petition unsn.uk/we-show-up-petition

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UNISON @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

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 21/09/2026

Now it’s the government’s turn to show up for them. Sign the petition ⬇️ buff.ly/MKqPmgp #WeShowUp

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 21/09/2026

🏥 Proper investment in public services 💷 Fair pay ✊ Insourcing now Three clear demands for the upcoming budget. UNISON’s Clare Williams explains what the government must deliver for the public service workers who show up for us every day. #WeShowUp

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 21/09/2026

School support staff are being moved from vital roles to cover classes, often with no extra pay. Children and young people deserve better. Schools need proper investment and enough staff in every role. Read more: unison.org.uk/news/2026/09... Sign the petition: unsn.uk/we-show-up-petition

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 20/09/2026

🗣️✊ “When I became active, I saw hope.” Princess Akinwale speaks to Tribune Magazine about the power of organising to win through the UNISON #FairVisasNow campaign. Listen to the full episode ⬇️ buff.ly/c38sWyP

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 20/09/2026

Support staff are showing up for pupils every day, but can't be expected to solve teacher shortages. In the Sunday Mirror today, UNISON research shows staff moved from vital roles to cover classes, often with no extra pay. Children deserve better. Schools need proper investment. unsn.uk/4xzIHsq

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 19/09/2026

How would you feel if this was your family? We look after your families, ours deserve security too. The government must not move the goal posts. #FairVisasNow

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 19/09/2026

Public service workers show up for us 💙 After years of underfunding, cuts and privatisation, public services need urgent investment to recover. Now it's the government's turn to show up for public services. Add your name to our petition: 🔗 buff.ly/MKqPmgp #WeShowUp

Care worker hugging older person. Do you want better public services? Sign the petition

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 18/09/2026

📢✊ Sign our petition and tell the government: show up for the people who show up for us. Public service workers deserve fair pay and properly funded services after years of cuts and underinvestment. Sign now ⬇️ buff.ly/MKqPmgp #WeShowUp

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 18/09/2026

Our top 5 takeaways from TUC Congress 2026 💚 buff.ly/iKjWVlk #TUC2026 #InsourceNow #WeShowUp #Solidarity ✊

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 18/09/2026

Join us for Welfare at Work Week - if you're struggling financially, UNISON is here to support you. A range of great resources are available to members who are having difficulty managing debt, budgeting, or just making ends meet. Find out about events happening where you work. buff.ly/umjg9R3

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 18/09/2026

'Teaching assistants, cleaners and all other school support staff are long overdue a better deal,’ says UNISON general secretary Andrea Egan on reports the government will let schools use money saved from support staff pension funds to pay for the teachers’ pay award.

Andrea Egan:
School support staff overdue a better deal

"Setting worker against worker is never the answer.

"Teaching assistants, cleaners and all other support staff are long overdue a better deal. Any money saved from the local government pension scheme must go towards improving their pay and conditions.

"”This plan also raises practical concerns about how any redistribution of pensions will work. Schools don’t pay the same pension contributions across the country.

"Some could be left without any budget savings because their employer contributions won’t actually fall."

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 17/09/2026

Do you want better public services? Better healthcare. Better schools. Better social care. Better local services? 💙 Add your name to our petition and help make the case for properly funded public services ⬇️ 🔗 buff.ly/vC50Y1B #WeShowUp

Image of care worker hugging older person. Demand the government invest in our public service workers. Sign the petition.

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