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Let’s celebrate unions; let’s celebrate UNISON; let’s celebrate the victories of the past, and those that are yet to come

Health and safety saves lives, and UNISON reps are at the forefront of that work

As the campaign against the Trade Union Bill continues, let’s show everyone why we love unions – and UNISON in particular

Norwich City Hall is showing its love for trade unions this week with a ceremony to launch Heart Unions week in the Lord Mayor’s Chamber. Lord Mayor Kevin Maguire welcomed UNISON members and officials to his parlour alongside City Council leader Alan Waters. Mr Maguire said: I’m proud to welcome Norwich City UNISON into my […]

UNISON South West leads ♥unions week of action celebrating Trade Union achievements Trade unions across the South West are this week (8-14 Feb) running over thirty events as part of the TUC’s ♥union week to challenge negative perceptions of trade unions. Hospitals, high streets, town halls and more will see stalls and drop in sessions […]

The week of Valentine’s Day is now a week of celebration within the trade union movement. Joanne Kaye writes for Heart Unions Week 2023.

General secretary praises the union’s ‘special’ women as he says UNISON ‘will not abandon our fight’

That’s why this week – Heart Unions week – is so important. In recent years, we’ve taken this week to celebrate the achievements of our union and the wider trade union movement.

In the months and years ahead, unions will once again fight for the rights of our members and all working people. For the rights we currently have and the rights we deserve. There will be future victories for our movement that will make the lives of millions better.

#heartunions was back for 2017 and the energy and enthusiasm of our members and activists did UNISON proud.

The STUC is encouraging all its member unions and their branches to organise specific workplace activities that will both promote opposition to […]

Jane Collier is an occupational therapist and branch education officer at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital

Across the country, members join together to celebrate trade unions

"It was unions which fought for and won a minimum wage, maternity and paternity rights, pension provision […]

"The Trade Union Bill is a regressive step that will harm good industrial relations and the key health and local government employers in Wales have written to the UK government to tell […]