Regional secretary’s blog

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.

Blog: Interview with Regional Women’s Network Chair, Pat Heron

Ronagh Craddock interviews Pat Heron for International Women’s Day 2022.

Blog: Campaigning in higher education – guest post by Danielle Jeffries

Danielle Jeffries, regional higher education lead, blogs about issues facing higher education workers and the importance of being in UNISON

Blog: Celebrating activists during #HeartUnions week

Clare Williams thanks activists during #HeartUnions week in her latest blog.

Blog: Race Equality Week 2022 – Guest post by Nicky Ramanandi

Regional Convenor, Nicky Ramanandi blogs about Race Equalities Week.

Photo of Maria Alberts, Northern Welfare Committee Chair

Blog: Interview with Regional Welfare Committee Chair, Maria Alberts

Paul Riley interviews Maria Alberts about all things Welfare.

Blog: Attending UNISON’s first ever young members conference. Guest blog by Jamie Dickinson

Jamie Dickinson blogs about UNISON’s first ever motion based young members conference.

Blog: The dithering must end – investment in social care is needed now

A recent report from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (Adass) has confirmed what we have been saying for quite some time, that the situation in social care is rapidly deteriorating. We need to address the critical shortage of staff working in the care sector who look after our loved ones. The report […]

Blog: Climate change – The window of opportunity is closing – Guest post by Ronagh Craddock

Tackling climate change is one of UNISON’s key objectives. It is a core issue for our members, both in their workplaces and communities. The United Nations (UN) body for assessing climate change science (IPCC) published their latest report this week. The report is a stark warning on the reality of the scale of the challenge […]

Guest blog: The demands of being a Social Worker during the pandemic – Guest Post by Juliet Giddins

The need to reach out and to encourage isolated workers to join UNISON and even become a UNISON rep to support their colleagues has never been more vital.

Blog: Pay – Public vs private?

Clare Williams blogs about why it shouldn’t be about public sector vs private sector and why key workers deserve a decent pay rise.