📢 Black History Month is a time to celebrate the contributions of Black workers and renew our collective fight against racism. @AndreaEganGS.bsky.social on why solidarity, organising and challenging discrimination remain vital. Read her latest blog ⬇️ buff.ly/BaRGqFA

“Tax the rich, not the pay.” Ahead of the budget, Dawn travelled from Manchester to Westminster with UNISON's #WeShowUp campaign to call for fair pay, investment in public services and a wealth tax on the very richest.

🏛️ Who would you put on a pedestal? We celebrate leaders and pioneers. But what about the everyday workers who keep our communities running? Who deserves recognition? Tell us below 👇 #WeShowUp

On #WorldMenopauseDay, UNISON is celebrating the positive difference supportive, flexible workplaces can make. 💜 The right support can help people stay and thrive at work, and hold on to the valuable skills and experience our public services depend on.

NHS staff, care workers and public service workers show up every day. Now it's time for the government to show up for public services. We're calling for: 💷 Fair pay 🏥 Investment in public services 🤝 Services brought back in-house #WeShowUp

This time last week we held a megapicket at Leeds General Infirmary in solidarity with striking @unison.org.uk theatre assistants. Leeds East MP @richardburgon.bsky.social joined us, and had this message for hospital bosses ✊

‘You protect the public, so we must protect you’ Sarah Jones, minister of state for crime, policing and fire, adressing UNISON’s policing, probation and CAFCASS conference alongside Catherine McKinnell, minister of state for prisons, probation & reducing reoffending buff.ly/9qMmzb7

‘You protect the public, so we must protect you’

Delegates at UNISON’s annual policing, probation and CAFCASS service group conference in Glasgow heard speeches from two government ministers today (Friday 16 October).

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Thousands of NHS healthcare support staff are facing uncertainty over their jobs, homes and families – all because of a government cut-off date. Sign the petition to protect NHS workers from a cut-off future: unsn.uk/cutoff

"Insource now is our number one message" At our Westminster lobby, Paul from the north west called for action in the budget to strengthen public services and support the workers who keep them running. Fair pay. Investment in public services. Insourced services. #WeShowUp #InsourceNow

📢 NEW: Real Living Wage rates ✅ £14.10 an hour across the UK ✅ £15.45 an hour in London A welcome boost for low-paid workers. But with many still feeling the squeeze of the cost-of-living crisis, everyone who works should earn enough to live on. UNISON will keep fighting for fair pay for all.

🏆 UNISON One Team Awards Know an NHS support worker who goes above and beyond? Nominate them and they could win a £500 voucher. unsn.uk/oneteamawards 💙 Because great patient care takes a whole team.

Today is #WearRedDay 2026 and we'll be showing our support for Show Racism the Red Card. Support this important day of action by wearing red and helping to raise money for their brilliant anti-racist educational work ❤️ #WRD26 Get more details: theredcard.org/wear-red-day/ @srtrcengland.bsky.social

💜✊ “You keep our communities safe." At UNISON's police, probation and CAFCASS conference, @AndreaEganGS called for fair pay and properly funded services. Read more ⬇️ buff.ly/VyX0x4x

📢💜 More than a quarter of pensioners are living in poverty. Following UNISON's retired members' conference, @AndreaEganGS.bsky.social highlights concerns over the triple lock and calls for greater investment in public services. Read her blog ⬇️ buff.ly/0OT8HuQ

Great to have @andreaegangs.bsky.social @unison.org.uk General Secreatry on our @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social picket. Strike day 15 over needless compulsory redundancies. Joined by @drjogrady.bsky.social & @eisunion.bsky.social Andrea Bradley. All 4 unions inc @unitetheunion.bsky.social out today.

🚨 Police custody staff are facing dangerous shortages, violence and mental health pressures. New UNISON research reveals 80% have experienced mental health difficulties. UNISON demands urgent action to protect staff and detainees. Read more ⬇️ buff.ly/A1OGPUX

Welcome to UNISON Police, Probation and CAFCASS conference in Glasgow 💜 From pay and reform to protecting and improving public services, conference is an opportunity to organise, campaign and stand together for members and the communities they serve. Conference info: buff.ly/dMhFEmD

Thousands of NHS healthcare support staff are facing uncertainty over their jobs, homes and families – all because of a government cut-off date. Read more: unison.org.uk/news/2026/10... Sign the petition to protect NHS workers from a cut-off future: unsn.uk/cutoff

📢✊ Yesterday, UNISON members took their demands to Westminster. Fair pay. Proper investment. Wealth taxes. An end to outsourcing. UNISON assistant general secretary Clare Williams explains why the Chancellor must listen ahead of the budget. #WeShowUp

Racism has no place in our workplaces or our communities. That's why we'll be wearing red on Friday to show our support for #AntiRacism and the work of #ShowRacismTheRedCard Join us. Post your red outfit, share why you stand for #AntiRacism use #WRD26 ❤️

We welcome delegates to UNISON national retired members' conference in Glasgow 💜 #URetired26 UNISON retired members are coming together to campaign on issues from health and social care to tackling inequality, loneliness, the cost of living and pensions. Conference info: buff.ly/eR7xBiZ

🏆 UNISON One Team Awards are now open This #OneTeamDay 💙 help celebrate the NHS support staff who make a difference every day. Nominate a colleague who deserves recognition and they could win a £500 voucher! unsn.uk/oneteamawards

Today UNISON members showed up in Westminster from across the country With a clear message for MPs… Sign the petition: 🔗 buff.ly/H7geNga #WeShowUp

UNISON members joined a mass lobby of parliament today ahead of the budget, and the message was clear: 🏥 A public service bailout, funded by taxing wealth 💷 Fair pay ↘️↖️ Insourcing now #WeShowUp #InsourceNow #CostofLiving buff.ly/XH5CzHF

UNISON members from across the country are heading to London today, lobbying the government to invest in public services, tax wealth fairly and insource services. Not able to make it this time? Sign the petition 🔗 buff.ly/D2EKMfA #WeShowUp

Good patient care depends on teamwork 💙 From nurses and healthcare assistants to cleaners, porters, administrators and catering staff, on #OneTeamDay we'll be celebrating every member of the NHS team and the vital role they play in delivering all-round care for patients. 🏥

📢✊ Profits must never come before workers’ rights or the environment. On 21 October, UNISON is joining the Good Business Matters mass lobby of Parliament to demand a new law holding businesses accountable. Join us in Westminster ⬇️ buff.ly/KumvnVd

Act Now — Good Business Matters

By coming together to meet our MPs on the same day, we can show the strength of public support for legislation to protect communities, workers and nature from irresponsible businesses.

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📢✊ New rights. More access. Stronger unions. From 30 October, unions will have new rights to seek weekly workplace access. @AndreaEganGS.bsky.social on why this is a huge opportunity to build workplace power ⬇️ buff.ly/45cc7MO

💜✊ “I’m proud of us as a public services union, it’s what makes us special.” UNISON president James Anthony talks #WeShowUp, his charity projects and why rugby helps him unwind. Read the full interview ⬇️ buff.ly/F7UX2Zi

🚑⚠️ Ambulance handover delays are putting patients at risk. New UNISON research reveals 59% of ambulance workers have seen patients deteriorate while waiting to hand them over at A&E. UNISON says the car park care crisis cannot continue. Ministers must act urgently. Read more ⬇️ buff.ly/AffynEz