Clare Williams is UNISON Northern’s Regional Secretary.
Read Clare’s blog for views on issues that are important to members in the Northern Region and nationally.
Regional secretary’s blog
International Workers Memorial Day takes place on 28 April each year, it is a day to remember and honour workers who have lost their lives due to work-related accidents or illnesses. It is a time to reflect on the importance of health and safety in the workplace and to renew our commitment to ensuring that […]
On Friday 10 February, UNISON is celebrating Champions in our Colleges day.
Today UNISON celebrate our first-ever Champions Day in local government.
As UNISON’s Year of Disabled Worker comes to a close Angela Hamilton blogs about our achievements but that there is still work to do.
October marks Black History Month, a month UNISON has a proud history of supporting, throughout the month we acknowledge the achievements of Black people both past and present and the month also gives us time to focus on how life is for Black people today. We know that discrimination and inequality still exists, and that […]
Guest blog by Denise Ward and Lorraine Brown As the Northern Region’s representatives on the National Higher Education Service Group Executive, we thought we would let members know why we are recommending a vote for strike action in UNISON’s Higher Education industrial action ballot. The ballot opened on Friday 22 July and will close on […]
Today is social work day! To acknowledge the day Ronagh Craddock talks to social worker Juliet Giddins about working in social work and the importance of being in UNISON. RC: Can you tell us what appealed to you about working in social work and what the highlights are? JG: My experiences as a child sparked […]
Ronagh Craddock interviews Pat Heron for International Women’s Day 2022.
Danielle Jeffries, regional higher education lead, blogs about issues facing higher education workers and the importance of being in UNISON
Clare Williams thanks activists during #HeartUnions week in her latest blog.