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
October is black history month, it’s a month where we come together to celebrate the contribution that black people have made to society and continue to do so
Black History Month is important now more than ever before, especially in the recent light of the Black Lives Matter movement
Speaking at a Labour Party virtual conference discussion later today (Sunday) on how best to recognise and value NHS workers, both during and after the pandemic, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis will say: “NHS staff have given their all for all of us. Now is the time to reward their incredible efforts and heroism, with a pay rise of […]
UNISON has been working hard to ensure that members delivering education across a range of settings are being supported to do their jobs safely.
June is Pride Month and sees the start of the Pride Season every year. Although things will be very different this year, with all Pride celebrations and parades cancelled or postponed because of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is still as important as ever to remember and recognise this time albeit virtually. So why do we […]
We will need our universities to thrive more than ever. Their scientists are at the forefront of finding a vaccine against the coronavirus
The murder of George Floyd is another example of the racism that blights US society. There are those who would claim that the situation in the UK is different, but that’s not true. That is why we all have to commit ourselves to be actively anti-racist in our attitudes and our behaviours. UNISON Northern has […]
This year, 2020 has also been designated the ‘International Year of the Nurse’ to mark the bicentenary of Florence Nightingale’s birth
This pandemic has been incredibly tough on our communities and has exposed the true damage of the past decade of ideologically driven austerity and relentless privatisation. Many who were already in poverty are being pushed further into deprivation. Communities are having to adapt to social distancing measures, including being without so many of our loved […]
No matter how difficult the last few weeks have been and will likely continue to be I am in awe of how our members have stepped up and worked incredibly hard during the crisis