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Andrea Egan's Election Highlights Rising Discontent Among Britain's Public Sector Workers

Andrea Egan's election as Unison general secretary signals rising frustration among UK public sector workers over pay, staffing pressures and Labour ties.

International Business Times UK · Dec 17, 2025

Blow for Starmer as biggest trade union elects left-wing leader who was expelled from Labour

Andrea Egan has beaten the current general secretary of Unison Christina McAnea in a shock result

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025

UK’s largest union elects leftwinger who was expelled from Labour

Andrea Egan to become Unison general secretary, succeeding Christina McAnea, who has close links to Keir Starmer

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025

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New leader elected at biggest trade union

Christina McAnea, who has been leader of Unison since 2021, lost in the vote to Andrea Egan.

Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2025

Head of UK’s largest union says she doesn’t know if Starmer will remain Labour leader after May

Prime minister facing disastrous elections in Scotland, Wales and England next year as his party trails Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in the polls

The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2025

Labour members heap pressure on Starmer with ‘genocide’ vote against Israel’s war in Gaza

The Unison trade union tabled an emergency motion at the Labour conference

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2025

Labour demands recognition and prevention of Gaza ‘genocide’ at conference

The Unison trade union tabled an emergency motion on Monday.

Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2025

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Government urged to do more to show it values public services

Christina McAnea, general secretary of Unison, called on Labour to tax wealth and profits.

Evening Standard · Jun 18, 2025

Labour in Turmoil as Major Union Explodes Over Controversial Migration Crackdown

A senior UNISON boss has hit out at Labour’s upcoming Immigration White Paper, accusing the party of using “hostile language”

The Fashion Central · May 13, 2025

UK politics: New Reform mayor suggests 10% cut to council workforce – as it happened

Andrea Jenkyns says she wants a ‘lean, mean local government’ and says she is ‘up for a fight’ with unions

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2025

Unison chief tells staff at Reform-controlled councils to join union

Nigel Farage warns employees working on diversity or climate change initiatives to seek ‘alternative careers’

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2025

Union chief urges staff at Reform UK-controlled councils to sign up

Reform leader Nigel Farage warned some council staff to ‘seek alternative careers’ after his party took control of Durham council.

Evening Standard · May 3, 2025

Thousands of jobs at risk in shake-up of English councils, Unison warns

Union says it will be a ‘travesty if crucial public services are shut down’ in mergers of some county and district bodies

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2025

Labour’s Biggest Union Backer Joins Faith Leaders in Warning Yvette Cooper Over “Toxic” Refugee Citizenship Ban

Keir Starmer’s most generous union backer has joined faith leaders in a stark warning to Yvette Cooper.

The Fashion Central · Feb 17, 2025

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The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2025

Starmer union ally joins opposition to rules barring citizenship for small boat refugees

Head of Unison Christina McAnea is one of 148 signatories of letter warning rules will ‘breed division and mistrust’

GoodToKnow · Jun 21, 2024

Sexual harassment and sexism is ‘rife’ in schools, new report finds - and parents might be ‘horrified’ to hear about the behaviour of male pupils

A new report has laid bare the horrifying experiences of female staff in the UK's schools

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2024

Revealed: thousands of ‘innocent and abandoned’ migrant care workers told to leave UK

Observer and Bureau of Investigative Journalism find that workers whose sponsoring company had been sanctioned were also being punished

International Business Times UK · Feb 20, 2024

'Procreation Feels Like Financial Suicide' Amid Cost Of Living Crisis, Says Charity Boss

A new survey found that almost half of new parents have got into debt over childcare expenses and 25 per cent of mothers on maternity leave are skipping meals to cut costs.

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Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2023

London could be particularly hard hit by care worker visa changes, warns charity boss

Changes for dependants will deter migrant workers who are vital in the capital, Care England says

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2023

Migrant care staff being forced to work 19-hour shifts without break, union says

Unison general secretary Christina McAnea says ministers must stop the abuse

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2023

Foreign care workers invited to UK ‘exploited on grand scale’, says union

Some of those asked to help fill skills gap say they have been effectively paid as little as £5 an hour and charged unexpected fees

The National (Scotland) · Nov 26, 2023

BBC viewers left fuming with Richard Tice's 'crazy' appearance on Laura Kuenssberg

BBC viewers have been left fuming with the appearance of Reform UK leader Richard Tice on Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 26, 2023

Scottish trade unionist clashes with Reform UK leader on 'British values'

A SENIOR Scottish trade union leader clashed with Reform UK leader Richard Tice during an appearance on Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg.

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023

‘Eyes on the prize’: union delegates dial down doubts about Keir Starmer

At likely final gathering of the TUC before next general election, focus was on chucking the Tories out of office

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2023

Battle over two-child benefit cap looms at Labour policy event

Keir Starmer will face discontent from unions and MPs at the National Policy Forum in Nottingham

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